Plate, Serving

Object number2017.127.46
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumAluminum
Credit LineGift of Ralston W. and Dr. Katherine R. Thomas
DescriptionSilver aluminum serving plate with a stylized design in the center. The plate is from the Kensington Ware line.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 12.25 × 0.625 in. (31.1 × 1.6 cm)
MarksText on base states "Kensington".
Historical NotesGiven to Katherine and Ralston Thomas as a wedding gift in 1959. In an effort to generate a larger market for aluminum the Pittsburgh Reduction Company (Alcoa) promoted new uses for aluminum and the most successful was in the manufacturing of cooking utensils. In 1901, production was so successful the company formed its own cookware subsidiary, Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company. The company then adopted the Wear-Ever brand name. Its products, including coffee pots, tea kettles, pans, and juicers, were sold both in stores and door-to-door. The top of the line products made by Wear-Ever were called Kensington Ware. The line was produced in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and featured a large number of differing products from candlesticks to bowls to ashtrays to vases. These items helped to show new potential uses for aluminum and also demonstrated the metal's beauty and durability. Alcoa sold the Wear-Ever business to a company called Mirro in 1982.
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WearEver, subsidiary of ALCOA, Inc.
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WearEver, subsidiary of ALCOA, Inc.
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WearEver, subsidiary of ALCOA, Inc.
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