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Object NameCarafe and Stopper
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "A" Factory
Manufacturer Weico Co., Inc.
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Muskogee
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Cork; Plated Metal, Borosilicate (PYREX®)
Dateabout 1950-1959
TechniqueMold-blown, by machine; screen printed
SizeOverall H: 23 cm; Diam: 14.2 cm; L: 25.4 cm
Accession Number98.4.179
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
United States, OK, Muskogee
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, cork, plated metal, borosilicate (Pyrex®); mold blown by machine; screen printed; a) globular body with cylindrical neck; top of neck bent out to form rim, rim machine finished with a spout pinched down; long neck with metal band around it, band extends from top to bottom of neck, band cut to fit around base of spout; pot's handle attached to neck by metal band and two bolts, bottom of handle touches body of pot but is not attached, handle hollow; body of pot rounded in at top, body tapers out and is widest near bottom, four star designs on body, each design has a five pointed star overlapping an outline of a cloud with three eight pointed asterisks to cloud's left, "PYREX / BRAND / GLASSWARE / MADE IN U.S.A / FOR / WEICO" also printed onto body, words are within a circle; base of pot slightly concave; b) stopper roughly cylindrical in shape; flat top; body tapers in; flat base.


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