Ornament, Slow Cooker

January 1940, Irving Naxon received a patent on his Beanery, a slow cooker inspired by his Lithuanian mother. Since Jews were forbidden to work on the Sabbath, they would take a pot of cholent (bean stew) to a bakery on Friday to slowly cook in the residual oven heat.

The little details: Dimensions 2.5" x 2.5" x 1.5" (HxLxW). Made of blown glass.