{"id":69,"date":"2014-08-25T00:14:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T00:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/?p=69"},"modified":"2016-02-17T20:45:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T01:45:14","slug":"kensington-deco-aluminum-gift-ware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingfordeco.com\/staging\/3617\/kensington-deco-aluminum-gift-ware\/","title":{"rendered":"Kensington, Deco Aluminum Gift Ware"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kensington Compass Platter, brass detail.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Chase, Brass and Copper Company was in the business of making brass and copper pipes, nails and toilet bowl floats, Revere and Alcoa both were in the business of cookware (pots and pans). In the early 1930’s as the depression deepened to its lowest point, Chase decided to expand its sales base and go into the giftware business. Giftware that\u00a0spanned the gamut from smoking items to cocktail shakers, electric buffet servers and\u00a0lamps. Made of chrome and copper, their giftware line was such a success that Revere and Alcoa followed a few years later with their own lines. Revere, like Chase made their items of chrome, brass and copper. Alcoa, an aluminum company had\u00a0developed a new, special type of aluminum for their giftwares; they christened the new line Kensington, after the town the company was in, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Introduced in the fall of 1934 the Kensington line was modern with classic accents, usually in brass. All the items were created by industrial designer Lurelle Guild. Here is the Stratford comport and Thistle dish, both of which were among the first items when Kensington hit the market in October of 1934.<\/h4>\n

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