The Mexican Kitchen—Authentic Mexican Cookware Set
The Mexican Kitchen—Authentic Mexican Cookware Set
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- 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.
- This Mexican Kitchen Cookware Set was manufactured by Nordic Ware in 1982. The set consists of three items: an aluminum tortilla press with a sun design, a taco maker including a wire basket to shape the tacos, and a cup shell former that holds down and shapes tortillas as they fry. This Mexican cookware set was part of Nordic Ware’s “International Specialties” line, developed to meet expanding customer interest in cuisines from different cultures. The cookware came with a set of recipes.
- Object Name
- Mexican cookware set
- maker
- Nordic Ware
- place made
- United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (handle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 12 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 31.75 cm x 16.51 cm
- ID Number
- 2007.0034.04
- catalog number
- 2007.0034.04
- accession number
- 2007.0034
- Credit Line
- Nordic Ware thru H. David Dalquist, President & CEO
- subject
- Household Tools and Equipment
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Food Technology
- Food
- Food Technology
- Nordic Ware cookware
- Exhibition
- Food: Transforming the American Table
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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