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Object NamePyrex Flameware Handle

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Corning

Made FromNon-lead Glass; Chrome Plated Metal

Dateabout 1936-1946

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall W: 7.8 cm; L: 21.4 cm

Accession Number98.7.13

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; chrome plated metal; pressed; elliptical shape; metal rod bent in shape of hair pin with rounded end; flat piece of metal over ends of rod, "PYREX®" and FLAMEWARE logo marked on top of piece, piece has two curled tabs securing ends of rod to its underside, piece has "wings", wings extend out from sides near base of piece and are angled down, ends of wings pointed; second metal rod attached to handle by wings, rod bent to snap over top edge of piece, top of rod bent into a horizontal circle, glass knob in circle.
Provenance

Former Collection Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management - 1998-08-14