bottle

Object NamePyrex Bottle with Separate Ring

Manufacturer Corning Inc.

Made FromNon-lead Borosilicate Glass; Plastic

Date1956-1958

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown, by machine

SizeOverall H: 16.6 cm, W: 5.5 cm, L: 5.8

Accession Number98.4.257

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead borosilicate glass; black plastic; mold-blown, by machine; a) cylindrical bottle; machine finished rim; straight neck with raised ridges of glass for screw on lid; bottle rounds out from neck to shoulder; body four-sided, two sides wide than other two, "P/Y/R/E/X" molded into both wide sides, "OUNCES/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1/A15" and measuring lines molded into one narrow side, "cc/240/200/150/100/50" and measuring lines molded into other narrow side; flat circular base with "MADE/IN/U.S.A." molded into it; b) cylindrical shaped ring; flat rim with "PYREX®" molded into it; serrated straight sides; no base; interior has raised ridges for screwing ring onto bottle.
Provenance

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