percolator

Object NamePyrex Grand Delux Flameware 5-piece Percolator

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory

Made FromNon-lead Glass; Stainless Steel; Plastic; Aluminum; Aluminosilicate; Borosilicate

Date1938-1947

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueMold-blown, by machine

SizeH: 22.8 cm; L: 23.5 cm

Accession Number98.4.163

Credit LineGift of Susanne K. Frantz

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless with a blue tint, non-lead glass, stainless steel, plastic, aluminum, aluminosilicate, borosilicate; mold blown by machine, pressed; a) cylindrical shape; machine finished top rim with pinched and curled lip; rim rounded in from body; body has a channel around its circumference one third of the way down from the rim to the base; metal band in channel, "STAINLESS" and PYREX FLAMEWARE trademark stamped into band; detachable handle attached to body by metal band and two screws; item number "7829H" pressed into handle; base of pot flat, PYREX FLAMEWARE trademark including item number "7829B" pressed into base; b) round knob, old sale sticker with "15.00" written on it stuck on top of knob; rim of greater diameter than cylindrical insert; "A-HH" pressed into insert, insert has two semicircular tabs, one opposite the other; "PYREX-MADE IN U.S.A." and "7829C" pressed into underside; c) thin cylindrical tube with wide base; machine finished top rim; near middle of stem the body is bulbous; domed base with machine finished rim; "PYREX" and "F-EE" pressed into top of base; d) cylindrical shape; body has machine finished rims; body tapers in at top and bottom to form two identical necks; e) metal dish circular in shape; a hollow tube is attached perpendicularly to hole in center of dish base, top rim of tube flat; dish shallow; rim of dish has four upright tabs, top ends are bent out; dish base rippled and perforated with tiny holes, "PAT. NO. 2204158" stamped near center of bottom of base.
Provenance

Former Collection Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management

Former Collection Susanne K. Frantz