Frying Pan

Frying Pan

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Description
Stamped sheet-steel frying pan with flared sides, flat bottom, and an integral, horizontal, molded, "cold" handle that is wrapped on top with tinned sheet metal to leave room for air inside; rounded end with reinforced hanging hole. Metal wrapping is stamped in relief "MADE IN / U.S.A." to left of "NATIONAL", in sans serif letters, followed by a flourish and a sideways "0".
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
pan, frying
date purchased; date used
1926
place made
United States
Physical Description
steel, sheet (overall material)
metal, tinned sheet (handle covering material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/4 in x 15 7/8 in x 8 3/8 in; 5.715 cm x 40.3225 cm x 21.2725 cm
ID Number
1984.0527.03
accession number
1984.0527
catalog number
1984.0527.03
Credit Line
Gift of George W. Andrews
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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