Burner Pad
date: label: date made
content: ca 1930-1950
notes: label: Description
content: Circular asbestos “Burner Pad” with aluminum-plated sheet iron outer ring. Coiled metal wire grip on one side, with loop at end for hanging. White, printed in red: “IMPROVED/LONGER LASTING/PRO-TEX/BURNER PAD/FOR ALL COOKING UTENSILS/Keeps foods from sticking or burning/Prevents breakage of glass./Eliminates smoke stains./Spreads heat evenly./PRINTED IN U.S.A./USE OVER BURNER-THIS SIDE UP”; with image of pots, coffee maker and stove top.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place used
content: United States: Virginia, Alexandria
label: used
content: United States: Virginia, Alexandria
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Pamela A. Derrenger
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.3113.02
label: catalog number
content: 1992.3113.02
label: nonaccession number
content: 1992.3113
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pad, burner
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: asbestos (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: aluminum-plated iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in x 11 5/8 in x 8 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 29.5275 cm x 21.59 cm