Oven Aire

Description (Brief):

Nordic Ware, a family-owned manufacturing firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was founded in 1946 by brothers Dave and Mark Dalquist, as “Plastics for Industry.” In 1950, the brothers bought Northland Aluminum Products, a small firm with a line of “Nordic Ware” products including griddles and steak platters. The same year, Dave Dalquist created a cast aluminum, fluted cake pan and trademarked it as the “Bundt” pan. The company continued to grow its product line to include specialty baking and cookware items, including the microwave turntable. Nordic Ware is notable due to its history of product innovation through engineering, and its continued production of cookware in the United States.

Description (Brief)

Nordic Ware produced the Oven Aire in 1992. The unit is a small fan that could be put inside an oven to circulate air and make it a convection oven. The Oven Aire was poorly received, with most consumers not understanding the potential benefits of the device.

Maker: Nordic Ware

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis

Subject: Household Tools and Equipment

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Food Technology, Food, Food Technology, Nordic Ware cookware

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Credit Line: Nordic Ware thru H. David Dalquist, President & CEO

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2007.0034.20Accession Number: 2007.0034Catalog Number: 2007.0034.20

Object Name: oven fan

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 11 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 29.21 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-52e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1321935

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