Electric Jug
Maker and role
National Electrical and Engineering Company Limited, Manufacturer
Temuka Pottery, Maker
New Zealand Insulators Limited, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
1981.38.1
Maker
Description
Pale violet glazed ceramic jug. Bulbous segmented body. Narrow at the neck with a spout at rim. Handle on one side. Black bakelite hinged lid with electric cord attachment, complete with cord and element inside. The electricity cord is separate. 'NEECO' brand on lid. Specifications stamped on base.
Brief History
Commonplace in most modern kitchens, electric jugs or kettles, in the form that we know them, developed during the early 1920s. Technology advances resulted in heating elements encased in metal tubing that could be safely submerged in water rather than housed in a separate compartment, as in the first electric kettles from the 1890s.
Electric jug seems to be a term used mainly in New Zealand, with electric kettle used also and perhaps more commonly internationally. Advertised as an electric jug, this example was made by Temuka Pottery and the National Electric and Engineering Company (NEECO). Its body is non-conductible ceramic and it has a hinged bakelite lid. The heating mechanism consists of coiled wires wrapped around a ceramic insulator inside the jug.
Electric jug seems to be a term used mainly in New Zealand, with electric kettle used also and perhaps more commonly internationally. Advertised as an electric jug, this example was made by Temuka Pottery and the National Electric and Engineering Company (NEECO). Its body is non-conductible ceramic and it has a hinged bakelite lid. The heating mechanism consists of coiled wires wrapped around a ceramic insulator inside the jug.
Marks
N.Z.I Ltd / 230 VOLTS 7 AMPS / A.C. ONLY / Made in New Zealand Stamped
NEECO Embossed
NEECO Embossed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
National Electrical and Engineering Company Limited et al. Electric Jug, 1981.38.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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