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Krispy Automatic Ring-King Junior Doughnut Machine

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Object Details

maker

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation

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 cake 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.

ID Number

1997.0179.01

accession number

1997.0179

catalog number

1997.0179.01

Object Name

doughnut machine

Measurements

overall: 58 in x 38 in x 31 in; 147.32 cm x 96.52 cm x 78.74 cm
overall: 50 in x 43 in x 72 in; 127 cm x 109.22 cm x 182.88 cm

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Exhibition

Food: Transforming the American Table

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-ad5c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1215321

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