UNIM1989.5.6 (Container)

Metal pressure cooker with pressure gauge and two valves. Container is silver in color with a wire handle; lid attached via five thumb screws that flip up from the base and secure through notches in the lid; there is a wire grate on the bottom of the base that can be used to keep food at the bottom or separate it; the number "26190" and an arrow have been etched into the lip of the base. The lid is domed; in the center is a gauge that measures temperature and pressure, with the temperature measuring 216-274 on the outside and the pressure from 0-30 on the inside, "Sechrist Pressure Cooker; The Albert Sechrist Mfg. Co. Denver, Colo." is also printed on the face of the gauge; behind and on either side of the gauge are two pressure valves; the word "Patented" and the numbers "26190" are etched on the lip of the lid along with an arrow. This object is made up of multiple parts; the base (6a), the lid (6b), the grate (6c), and the thumbscrews (6d-h).

Lid has dial gauge with 2 pressure valves on top. Lid is secured with thumb screws through notches in lid. Wire handle. Grate fits into bottom to keep food at bottom. A. pot b. lid c. grate d-h. thumbscrews Color: SL

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