Coffee Pot
Wear-Ever Coffee Pot (Model 990)

Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00101
Former Accession Number
997.2, 5239.2, 997.17
Date
1949 (design)
Date Source
Design in Canada (2004), p. 194
Material/Technique
spun aluminum and Bakelite
Measurement
24cm (height) overall, with lid , 14cm (diameter) base , 21.5cm (length) overall
Physical Description
Aluminum coffee pot in 4 parts: a) lower body; b) upper body; c) 3-part interior drip mechanism; d) lid with black knob. Bakelite handles and knob.
Number of Components
6
Component Part Name
Lower body (with attached handle), Upper body (with attached handle), interior drip filters (x3) - varying cup sizes, Lid (with attached knob)
Brand Name
Wear-Ever
Model ID
990
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
coffeepots, coffee makers
Description
"Jack Luck's coffee pot represents one of the first new designs introduced after the war, when restrictions on aluminum for domestic use were eased. The aluminum tip of the Bakelite handle reveals Luck's careful attention to detail. It was exhibited and promoted by the NIDC in 1949, made the NIDC's 1954 Design Index of recommended Canadian products and until 1959 was distributed in the U.S. under the Wear-Ever brand. 

New manufacturing technology allowed Luck's designs to evolve from simple cylindrical shapes, like his drip coffee pot, to organic shapes, like a set of coloured cookware featuring a decorative turquoise patter of concentric rings [Wear-Ever 'Mayfair' pots]."
Description Source
Design in Canada (2004), p. 194
Description Refid
1-55263-631-3
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Roger and Cora Golden
External Linls
https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/1364578
This website is a work in progress, as are the collection records. Research, review and updates are ongoing. If you have any corrections or suggestions, please contact: avrc.carleton.ca