French Gaufrette Iron
name: label: maker
content: Nordic Ware
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Nordic Ware, a family-owned manufacturing firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was founded in 1946 by brothers Dave and Mark Dalquist, as “Plastics for Industry.” In 1950, the brothers bought Northland Aluminum Products, a small firm with a line of “Nordic Ware” products including griddles and steak platters. The same year, Dave Dalquist created a cast aluminum, fluted cake pan and trademarked it as the “Bundt” pan. The company continued to grow its product line to include specialty baking and cookware items, including the microwave turntable. Nordic Ware is notable due to its history of product innovation through engineering, and its continued production of cookware in the United States.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Nordic Ware manufactured this French gaufrette iron during the 1950s. The iron’s two parts are hinged together, with handles extending from the opposite end. After preheating the iron, the rich, buttery dough is spooned onto one of the interior surfaces. The iron is closed and returned to the heat, then turned over to allow even baking. Because the interior surfaces of the iron are scored, a waffle-like texture is imparted to the wafers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
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content: Work and Industry: Food Technology
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content: Food
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content: Food Technology
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content: Nordic Ware cookware
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Nordic Ware thru H. David Dalquist, President & CEO
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.0034.01
label: catalog number
content: 2007.0034.01
label: accession number
content: 2007.0034
objectType: label: Object Name
content: iron
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: aluminum (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (handle material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 14 3/4 in x 4 in; 3.81 cm x 37.465 cm x 10.16 cm