Object number
69/1/1-2
Exhibition
Creator
Description
A 'Quick Cooker' bowl for cooking or re-heating food over water, dating from 1911. It consists of a white-glazed ceramic bowl with a central funnel and lid. Instructions on how to use the Quick Cooker and other information are printed in green on the lid and the bowl. The bowl was made by Grimwade Ltd. of Winton Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, and had several patents.
Physical description
1 cooking bowl and lid: white glazed pottery; good conditionInscription includes: [on side] 'The ''Quick-Cooker'' gold medal, London 1911, excellent for stews of all kinds...'. For details of remaining inscriptions [which appear on inside and outside of both lid and bowl] see accession number 89/11 which is a bowl of exactly the same type [this can be found in attachments].
Label Text
QUICK COOKER. This bowl was for cooking or re-heating food over water. Dating from 1911, it is made from white-glazed ceramic. The instructions are printed on the lid and the bowl. It was made by Grimwade Ltd of Winton Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent. What do we use to re-heat food in our kitchens today? Why I chose it? 'It shows how people would have cooked in the past. The instructions on the top show how to make a meal. Inside there is a funnel to let the air escape.' MERL 89/11/1-2.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘BASIN (QUICK COOKER BOWL) // DOMESTIC cooking // Michael Turner Esq. John Johnson Collection, Bodleian Library, Oxford // Jan 1969 // White glazed pottery 1911. Lid- instructions printed in green on outside. ‘GRIMWADES PATENT No 12835/09. 15043/09. 12161/11.’ Instructions for greasing filling and used. Inside- central funnel. Liner surface of lid. Advertisement PIE FUNNEL. JUG FOR: PIE DISH. MILK BOWL. 1½ PINT CAPACITY. 6” SIZE. BOWL- Outside. Green print name use pat. No. Inside Instructions for filling. [pencil drawing]’
Production place
Stoke-on-Trent
Production date
1911 - 1911
Object name
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- Diameter 180 mm
- Height 100 mm
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9564.tif - High resolution image
