Petra Cabot
Petra Cabot (February 21, 1907 – October 13, 2006) was an American designer and artist, perhaps best known for styling of the Skotch Kooler for the Hamilton Metal Products Company. According to The New York Times, the Skotch Kooler could keep ice cream firm for three hours without ice and was handy for fishing trips, keeping "groceries cold on the way to the lake and fish cold on the way back." The container had a volume of four gallons. The structure was composed of "three layers of insulation: one of fiberglass, one of inert air and a heat-reflecting outer surface." These coolers have become popular as collectibles.
Also recorded as Emma (birth name) Mearns
Petra Cabot
- Born
- 1907 · Philadelphia County.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- designer
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Petra Cabot (February 21, 1907 – October 13, 2006) was an American designer and artist, perhaps best known for styling of the Skotch Kooler for the Hamilton Metal Products Company. According to The New York Times, the Skotch Kooler could keep ice cream firm for three hours without ice and was handy for fishing trips, keeping "groceries cold on the way to the lake and fish cold on the way back." The container had a volume of four gallons. The structure was composed of "three layers of insulation: one of fiberglass, one of inert air and a heat-reflecting outer surface." These coolers have become popular as collectibles.
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Born at Philadelphia County in 1907, died in Woodstock in 2006.
Petra Cabot (1907–2006) was an American designer.
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1907
Petra Cabot born at Philadelphia County.
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Petra Cabot died at Woodstock.
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