It works!  I posted a video of the pot coming to a boil.  It looks cloudy because of the steam.

This pot belonged to my father who was a pharmacist and owned his own Drug Store.  Small Town.
This was something a supply company gave him for ordering a certain amount of goods for his store.  Probably mostly gift items for the front of the store.  I remember seeing it on display when I was a kid, then, Mom took it home and tried to use it, but, it was so heavy top pick up, she didn't use it much.
The symbols on the front and back of the pot are Pharmacy symbold.
Comes with:
  • Pot
  • Lid
  • Basket and stem
  • cord
The gold decoration is intact.