double boiler

Object NamePyrex Flameware Double Boiler

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Corning

Made FromGlass, Stainless Steel

Date1938-1951

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown, mold-pressed

Size(a-c) H: 22.9 cm, L(incl. handle): 28.2 cm, D: 15.8 cm

Accession Number93.4.35

Credit LineGift of Susanne K. Frantz

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Exhibitions

America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex

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Physical DescriptionPyrex Flameware Double Boiler. (ab) Almost colorless, with bluish gray tint, (a and b, steel) silver, (c) colorless; (all glass) mold-blown; (a and b, metal parts of handles) mold-pressed, screwed. Double boiler: 1 1/2-quart capacity, consisting of (a) lower container with handle, (b) smaller upper container with handle, and (c) cover. (a) Lower container: rim vertical, with rounded lip; immediately below rim, narrow constriction; below this, upper wall splays, then descends vertically and curves in at bottom; base slightly recessed. On underside of base, at center, raised concentric circle containing inscription, also raised, intended to be read from inside: "6763-L / B [flames] 8 / PYREX / H / T. M. REG. / MADE IN USA". Handle consists of two narrow steel strips buckled together and bent so that they fit tightly in constriction and their free ends project, and inclined glass handle of rectangular cross section with chamfered edges and with raised "22" at lower end; handle is inserted into steel socket which also receives ends of strips, and unit is assembled with four steel screws. (b) Upper container: rim vertical, with rounded lip; immediately below rim, narrow constriction; below this, upper wall splays with convex profile, then curves in, descends vertically, and curves in at bottom; base slightly recessed, with raised concentric ring. On underside of base, at center, raised concentric circle containing inscription, also raised, intended to be read from inside: "6763-L / B [flames] 8 / PYREX / H / T. M. REG. / MADE IN USA". Handle identical to handle of (a), but it has raised "31" at lower end. (c) Cover: shallow, hollow conical. Rim has horizontal flange with rounded edge and, inside this, concentric, downward-pointing vertical flange, also with rounded edge; upper surface rises to center, with slightly convex profile and crescent-shaped vertical lug handle; (For complete description see Notepad: Current Full Description 1996-03-30)
Provenance

Source Susanne K. Frantz