Salton Deluxe Electric Egg Cooker, 1970-1975
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Electric egg cookers offered convenience and consistency--no need to keep an eye on a boiling pot of water on the stove to avoid undercooking or overcooking. Egg cookers also helped yolks stay an appealing yellow, rather than becoming a less appetizing greenish-gray. Designed for style as well as function, the sleek, modern look of this 1970s egg cooker was meant to increase its appeal to consumers.
Electric egg cookers offered convenience and consistency--no need to keep an eye on a boiling pot of water on the stove to avoid undercooking or overcooking. Egg cookers also helped yolks stay an appealing yellow, rather than becoming a less appetizing greenish-gray. Designed for style as well as function, the sleek, modern look of this 1970s egg cooker was meant to increase its appeal to consumers.
Artifact
Egg poacher
Date Made
1970-1975
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Designed by Mel Boldt and Associates and made by Salton Inc.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.438.74
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mel Boldt and Associates.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Brown
Tan (Color)
Silver (Color)
White (Color)
Red
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 11.25 in
Inscriptions
on front: DELUXE / EGGS / EGG COOKER on inside: HARD BOILED / FILL WITH WATER TO TIP OF ARROW / SOFT-MEDIUM-POACHED on bottom: INSTRUCTIONS / SET DIAL TO OFF (TURN TO LEFT) / FILL WITH WATER TO TOP OF ARROW / PLACE RACK OR POACHER WITH EGGS IN COOKER / COVER AND SET DIAL, MATCHING / NUMBER OF EGGS TO TYPE OF EGGS / WHEN DIAL LIGHTS UP, TURN DIAL / TO OFF, REMOVE EGGS AND SERVE / DO NO IMMERSE IN WATER / BUZZER SOUNDS WHEN EGGS ARE READY / S.I. / SALTON INCORPORATED / NEW YORK N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A. / UL / MODEL ER-3 750 WATTS 12OV A.C. on packaging: SALTON / MODEL ER-3 / DELUXE / ELECTRIC / EGG COOKER on box: BUYER'S NAME Melvin H. Boldt 73620 / A PRESTIGE GIFT SELECTION / SHIP TO Melvin H. Boldt / 320 South School St. / Mt. Prospect, IL. 60056 / Dec. 14, 1971 XM / CONTROL DATE / 945 407 600 2 / 1 ER 3
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