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Cast iron hot plate, circular, divided into 6 sections, decorated w/ scrolled cutwork. Backside has 3 ridges along edge and central peg to fit into groove on stove. Plate rests above stove surface to warm. Chrome glaze on edges.
trivets
cookware
casting (process)
chromium
iron (metal)
Iron
Chrome
Slip Cast
PLATE, HOT
Embossed on bottom: ""Simmering Cover W & P MFG. CO.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Possibly Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
0.5 (H), 7.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.888
Massachusetts (United States)
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