Enamelware

This still life display features enamelware, which I remember using as a child. I found these interesting facts at mysoulfulhome.com/enamelware-collectors-guide/:

* Enamelware was the first mass-produced American kitchenware.

* Production began in the 1870s, and continued through the 1930s.

* Items such as pots, kettles baking tins, and ladles were stamped from thin sheets of metal, then coated with enamel, which was fused in a very hot oven.

* Much lighter than the average kitchenware, easier to clean and less fragile than china, enamelware was very popular.

* Made by several manufacturers here in America and abroad, enamelware was known by many names. The names Agateware and Graniteware caught on and came to be used interchangeably with generics such as porcelainware and speckleware. Graniteware remains the name most widely used by collectors today.

 

I have combined images here from two museums:

Bodie State Historic Park, Bodie, California

www.desertusa.com/bodie/bodie.html

 

And:

The Austin Historical Museum, with permanent displays of artifacts from mining, ranching, the railroad, Native Americans and the old school as well as a printing press, artifacts/information on the USS Lander, old journals and books. All of these displays have either been loaned or donated by citizens around Austin, Nevada.

austinnevada.com/austin-nevada-rich-history/austin-museum/

They have a Flickr page, here:

www.flickr.com/photos/austinnevada/

 

For the "Tin, Copper and Iron" challenge at ”To Be Still”

And

For the “Art and Museums Challenge” at Art Museion.

 

Done