There is one on eBay right now.
There are several books available for the rival slow cooker. Rival Crock Pot: 3 Books in 1: Slow Cooker Favorites/Winning Slow Cooker Recipes is probably the biggest one out there. Another great one that is available is the Rival New Creative Crock-pot/slow Cooker Cookbook
Two possibilities that I can think of: 1. The thermostat is malfunctioning. 2. A buildup of scale in the water bowl does not allow for enough heat to transfer to the water before the heating element reaches the cut-off temperature. I recommend buying a new cooker and using distilled water instead of tap water.
In the 1950's, Irving Naxon invented what he called the Naxon Beanery. In 1971, he sold the product to the Rival Company, who renamed it the crock pot or slow cooker.
The older Rival rice cooker steamer should have a base, a lid, steamer basket, and rice bowl. To cook rice, fill center basin of base with water. Place the rice bowl on basin. Add rice and water as follows. For white rice add water in a 1:1 ratio to rice plus 1/2 cup. For brown rice add water in a 1:1 ratio to rice plus 3/4 cup. Examples: 1 cup white rice, 1-1/2 cup water; 2 cups brown rice, 2-3/4 cups water. Put lid on and plug in and in about 50 minutes you should have delicious rice. I'm not sure how to use the steamer basket. The steamer basket is really easy. Just add water to the basin, place steamer rack on top add your favorite vegetables to the basket, put the lid and plug it in. I have done cauliflower, broccoli, carrots (they stained the basket, but bleach took out the stains), green beans, and everything comes out perfectly cooked in about 20 to 30 minutes. Some vegetables take a little longer, for example carrots and green beans.
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Look on the box, instructions, or other packaging to find contact information for Rival. The Rival manufacturer or company can likely provide you with a new knob, or point you in the right direction as to where you can find the right one.
From Wikipedia: The Naxon Utilities Corporation of Chicago developed the Naxon Beanery All-Purpose Cooker. Rival Industries bought Naxon in 1970, and reintroduced it under the Crock-Pot name in 1971.
Any other phone number and address of a mfg co. would be their Rival.
I have the same pot, serial #1203. We received it as a wedding gift in 1965 so your crock pot is about 50 years old. Ours works like new!
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Does Rival have a e-mail address or some way of getting in touch with them? The phone number does not work.