Krispy Automatic Ring-King Junior Doughnut Machine
- Description
- The Krispy Automatic Ring-King Junior was introduced by the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation of Winston-Salem, N.C., in the 1950s. It was designed for making the company's signature product—hot glazed doughnuts—in small retail operations around the United States and abroad. The Ring-King Junior could produce about 60 dozen doughnuts an hour, and was used until the late 1960s.
- This doughnut machine was part of a collection of artifacts and archival materials donated to the Museum in 1997 on the 60th anniversary of the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation. The collection documents the history of an American business enterprise and also provides a view into food technology, marketing, and southern regional food traditions.
- Object Name
- doughnut machine
- maker
- Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation
- Measurements
- overall: 58 in x 38 in x 31 in; 147.32 cm x 96.52 cm x 78.74 cm
- ID Number
- 1997.0179.01
- accession number
- 1997.0179
- catalog number
- 1997.0179.01
- subject
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Work
- Food
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Food Technology
- Exhibition
- Food: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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