Object Details
Description
Electric sandwich toaster or grill. Ceramic body, rectangular-block form, faceted top, burnt orange-red and opalescent white. Two flat cast aluminum grill-tops connected at back with iron coil and side brackets, clamshell style. Long wooden cylindrical handle at front, horizontal, black. Flared legs with arched base. Metal underside. Two prongs to attach power cord at side, inside body, cord missing. Overall abrasions and residue, top and bottom are slightly misaligned. Front has glazed cartouche, white with gold writing, old English, cursive, sans serif: “HOSTESS/Sandwich Toaster/VOLTS 110 WATTS 400/ALL RITE CO. – RUSHVILLE, IND.”
This toaster was one of the first sandwich toasters to appear on the market, circa 1920-1922.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Joyce Barth & Florence E. Scuderi
date made
1920-1922
ID Number
1992.0338.34
catalog number
1992.0338.34
accession number
1992.0338
Object Name
grill, sandwich
Other Terms
Grill; Electric
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
ceramic (overall material)
wood (handle material)
Measurements
overall: 4 5/8 in x 9 1/4 in x 6 in; 11.7475 cm x 23.495 cm x 15.24 cm
place made
United States: Indiana, Rushville
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Food
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
appliances
Food Culture
kitchen
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1119624