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- Presto Cook-Master Pressure Cooker, circa 1950 - The National Pressure Cooker Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, introduced the first saucepan-style pressure cooker under the brand name "Presto" in 1939. Consumers embraced the cooker's revolutionary rotating cover and reliable gasket seal. Fueled by its popularity, the company -- eventually renamed National Presto Industries -- expanded and diversified while continuing to produce an ever-improving line of pressure cookers.
- circa 1950
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Presto Cook-Master Pressure Cooker, circa 1950
The National Pressure Cooker Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, introduced the first saucepan-style pressure cooker under the brand name "Presto" in 1939. Consumers embraced the cooker's revolutionary rotating cover and reliable gasket seal. Fueled by its popularity, the company -- eventually renamed National Presto Industries -- expanded and diversified while continuing to produce an ever-improving line of pressure cookers.