I believe this to be the manual my parents used with their pressure cooker to "put up" their garden produce in the 1940's. I gave away their pressure cooker years ago but couldn't locate the manual then.
National is a master of American innovation. A quick history of this company: It was founded in 1905 and called Northwestern Steel and Iron Works. It began by producing fifty gallon pressure canners. It gradually re-sized to produce smaller models for restaurant and then home canning. In 1917, the Department of Agriculture determined that pressure canning was the only safe method of canning low-acid foods without risking food poisoning and all commercial canneries equipped themselves to produce pressure canned products. National became one of the largest manufacturers of cast aluminum cooking utensils in the world. In 1939 the company introduced the "Presto" saucepan-style pressure cooker, an instant hit with Depression era housewives. During WW II the company refitted for the war effort. It became the first to manufacture rocket fuses on a mass production scale. It continued to manufacture canners for the important victory garden programs, but they were made of steel, since all aluminum was dedicated to the war effort. Because of its increasing diversification into portable electric housewares, the company name was changed to "National Presto Industries, Inc." in 1953. Presto is the name most people recognize now. They are the makers of electric steam irons, griddles, the FryBaby and FryDaddy, popcorn makers and the Salad Shooter, among others.
A nice manual and cookbook for your vintage collection.
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