Pitcher

Object number2016.68.4

Manufacturer Aluminum Company of America (1907 - 1998)

Manufacturer The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, Inc.

Date1939

OriginUSA

MediumAluminum; Metal

Credit LineGift of Massena Aluminum Historical Association

DescriptionAluminum pitcher with spring-loaded hinged lid.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 6.125 × 5.25 × 3.813 in. (15.6 × 13.3 × 9.7 cm)
MarksText imprinted on underside at center "U. S. / WEAR-EVER / [logo with horizontal text "ALUMINUM" and vertical text "T A C U C O"] / TRADE MARK / MADE IN U.S.A. / 1939".
Historical NotesDuring Alcoa’s early years, when they were still the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, they not only produced aluminum, but because it was a new metal, they also manufactured it into useful products in order to create a market. Cookware was one of their first ventures and in 1901 they created The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company in New Kensington. By 1903 they called the company “Wear-Ever”. The Kensington Ware line was introduced in 1934 as the decorative high-end line of aluminum giftware.

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