Name/Title
Non-Stick Aluminum Frying Pan (Sartén)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.391Description
A round frying pan with a spun/pressed aluminum body and a brown/bronze PTFE non-stick interior coating. The straight, slightly flared sidewall rises to a plain rim. A black molded-plastic (phenolic-type) handle with a rectangular hang-hole at its end is fixed to a cast-aluminum bracket, which is riveted to the pan body (rivet heads visible inside). The base is bare spun aluminum showing concentric turning marks. No maker’s mark, brand, or “Made in” stamp is visible on the interior or base.Use
Purchased in Czechoslovakia by Leopoldo Arús CaraballoContext
Non-stick cookware was a valued modern convenience. Not sold in pre-1990s Cuba.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionMade/Created
Notes
Date: Most plausibly circa 1980s–early 1990s on the basis of the PTFE coating and handle styling (tentative).Parts
Aluminum pan body with riveted cast-aluminum handle bracket and molded plastic handle with hang-hole.Materials
Material
Metal, PlasticMaterial Notes
Aluminum (body); PTFE non-stick coating (interior); molded phenolic/plastic (handle); metal rivets.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gertrudis Caraballo GálvezNotes
OwnerPerson or Organization
Leopoldo Arús CaraballoNotes
PurchaserRelated Places
Place
Country
CzechoslovakiaRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
PurchasePlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
UseResearch Notes
Notes
Czechoslovak domestic non-stick cookware production: general PTFE/Tefal timeline DuPont 1946; Grégoire patent 1954; Tefal 1956; non-stick pans since 1962). Sources: Štamgast & Gurmán; Bezpečnost potravin; uspesna-lecba.cz; Tefal historical pages.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
June 20, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 20, 2026
