carafe

Object NameCarafe

Manufacturer Rubel & Co.

Manufacturer Fred Press (American)

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Muskogee

Made FromNon-lead Glass; Plated Steel

Date1950-1959

Place MadeUnited States, OK, Muskogee

TechniqueMold-blown, by machine; Stamped

SizeH: 25 cm; Diam: 15.3 cm; L: 16.5 cm

Accession Number98.4.329

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; black and brass colored plated steel; mold-blown by machine, stamped; general conical shape; flattened rim; cylindrical neck; stamped black metal band around circumference of neck, design of vertical ovals with elongated ends; black wire handle attached to neck band by brass plated clip, handle rounded at top, curved out at bottom; body of carafe tapered out to bottom, bottom rounded in to base, "PYREX/BRAND/GLASS-WARE/MADE IN U.S.A./ BEVERAGE SERVER" stamped on carafe in green under handle clip, pink and white paper label attached to carafe near the bottom, "Rubel/code 385605" written in blue ink on label; circular base, slightly concave.
Provenance

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