Name/Title
food basterEntry/Object ID
2006.037.001Description
Baster in plastic packaging. Baster consists of yellowed nylon shaft, printed in red in one-quarter ounce increments, from ¼ oz. to 1 oz. At top is red logo of “PCI [Plastics Consolidated Industries]/U.S.A.”. Red rubber bulb. Plastic packaging closed with stapled, fold-over cardboard label with central metal grommet for merchandise hanging. Reverse of label has five b/w line drawings demonstrating uses of baster. Front of label printed in red, grey, white and black: “New! Nylon/Unbreakable/Heat Resistant/BASTER/Made of DuPont NYLON, one/of the E-Z FLOW products/that’s GUARANTEED for LIFE/against breakage or defects” Also, the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” logo and the “Advertised in LIFE” logo. Picture of turkey being basted and a price circle which has been stamped with “98 [with an underscore, to indicate that the price is not 86 cents]. Bottom of label reads: “Plastics Consolidated Industries/Newark 3, N.J.”Acquisition
Notes
Mode of Acquisition: giftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BasterNomenclature Sub-Class
Food Preparation EquipmentNomenclature Class
Food Processing & Preparation T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsCreated By
Jones, IsabelCreate Date
September 5, 2007Update Date
June 3, 2025