measuring cup

Object NamePyrex Liquid Measuring Cup

Manufacturer Corning Inc.

Made FromNon-lead Borosilicate Glass

Date1941

Place MadeUnited States

TechniquePressed; Screen Printed

SizeH: 13.8 cm; D: 14 cm; L: 18 cm

Accession Number98.4.238

Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

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Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead borosilicate glass; red enamel; pressed, screen printed; cylindrical shape; machine finished rim with pinched lip; cup tapered in to base; handle opposite spout, top of handle rounded in and up, bottom of handle rounded back to cup; same measuring marks printed in red onto each half of cup, reading "4 CUPS/ 3 ½ / 3 CUPS / 2 ½ / 2 CUPS / 1 ½ / 1 CUP / ½" and "32 OZ/28/24/20/16/12/8/4;" ring foot; flat circular base with PYREX® backstamp including item number "532" and "FOR GENERAL HOUSEHOLD AND PHOTOGRAPHIC USE ONLY" molded into it.
Provenance

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