VintagePresto Pressure Cooker
**4 quart**
**Has original pressure regulator weight with bail handle and instruction/recipe book**
**Rubber gasket seal on lid appears to be new. It is flexible, uncracked and firmly seated**
**Made of aluminum with solid wood handles**
**Has expected wear for its age, has a couple of superficial dents on outside of lid that are not seen on the inside of the lid, pitting inside of cooker**
**Metal tag attached to lid has "Reg. U.S. Patent Office; Patent No. 2218188; National Presto Cooker; Model-40; 4Qt.-3.784 Liters; NationalPressure Cooker Co., Eau Claire, Wis., U.S.A."**
**Bottom of cooker is etched with "National Pressure Cooker Co., Presto Cooker, Eau Claire-47-6-Wisc. U.S.A." Part of the words has worn away from having contact with a stove burner**
**Instruction/Recipe Book has bend to it from being stored in cooker, top-layer tear on back cover (please see fourth photo). Includes complete instructions on how to clean, care for and use the cooker. Recipes and cooking timetables also are included.**
**1947**
A very nice vintage piece!
B-76377301
