Carleton xDX Collection
Electric Kettle
Superior Electrics Kettle Model EK 302-1
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00107
Former Accession Number
5246
Date
1968 (design), July 1993 (manufacture)
Date Source
Design in Canada (2004), p. 208, manufacturer label (bottom)
Material/Technique
die cast, stamped and polished stainless steel and polypropylene
Measurement
20cm (height)
kettle
,
22cm (diameter)
kettle
Physical Description
Polished stainless steel kettle with white plastic handle and spout, matching painted metal base with simmer and boil control button and detachable power cord (missing).
Model ID
EK 302-1
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
electric kettles
Description
"Lawrie McIntosh responded to Fred Moffatt's dome shape but used an innovative and inexpensive one-piece plastic handle and spout. In addition to contributing bright colour, polypropylene eliminated the costly step of soldering a spout. It is still being produced by Superior Electrics from the original dies acquired from McGraw-Edison."
Description Source
Design in Canada (2004), p. 208
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Superior Electrics Ltd.