Waffle Iron
date: label: date made
content: ca 1927-1930
notes: label: Description
content: Part of a four piece waffle iron set including a batter bowl, syrup pitcher, and serving tray (1991.0270.01-.4), art nouveau inspired decoration. Electric waffle iron, circular chrome-plated pan with white porcelain top, domed, hinged lid, with a single handle in front, comprised of two molded silver scrolled arms with a plastic imitation ivory ("Catalin") grip to mimic turned wood, amber-colored. Porcelain insert at top has cream-colored background with polychrome transfer-printed with three panels, in the center, a circle with a bird (a pheasant), and a floral arrangement (red, orange, and blue five-petaled flowers, possibly impatiens), two square panels of floral arrangements on either side. A heat indicator of flat metal is above the front handle. Mounted on four molded scroll feet and a circular base, with two handles (matching upper handle). Circular base is hollow, and has four hidden wooden feet. Detachable power cord attaches in back, fabric cord, black and white, molded plastic (bakelite) plug, silver wire spring. Polychrome decoration shows the influence of Japonism.
label: Description
content: Bottom of base is stamped/engraved: “Royal Rochester/ROBESON ROCHESTER CORP./ROCHESTER, N.Y./110-120V-660W/12820/PAT. APPL’D FOR”; plug has “RRC” trademark, is embossed “HATFIELD/PAT. APPL’D FOR”
label: Description
content: Two possible related patents:
label: Description
content: US 1754486 A, April 15, 1930, Howard H. Schott, assignor to the Robeson Rochester Corporation, Rochester, New York, for “Waffle iron”
label: Description
content: US D75750 S, July 10, 1928, Howard H. Schott, assignor to the Robeson Rochester Corporation, Rochester, New York, for “Design for a waffle iron”
label: Description
content: This iron, Model E6473, features the "Golden Pheasant" porcelain pattern, one of six offered on the set. These could be purchased as a set or as separate pieces. The various objects included in the set were a coffee percolator or urn, a batter bowl, a ladle, a syrup pitcher, a sugar bowl, and a cream pitcher. The line was introduced in the late 1920s and continued to be produced through the 1930s.
label: Description
content: Maker is the Robeson Rochester corporation ("Royal Rochester"), circa 1922-present, now known as Robeson Industries Corporation.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Rochester
label: place used
content: United States: Virginia, Alexandria
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0270.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0270.01
label: accession number
content: 1991.0270
label: catalog number
content: 1991.270.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: iron, waffle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, chrome-plated (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: porcelain (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overal material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (cord material)
label: Measurements
content: waffle iron: 5 5/8 in x 11 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 14.2875 cm x 28.575 cm x 28.575 cm
label: Measurements
content: electric cord: 1 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 9.525 cm x 25.7175 cm