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Spice O' Life
Spice O' Life

Spice O' Life

Object NameSaucepan with Cover and Cradle
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Martinsburg
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Greenville
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Made FromNon-lead Glass; Glass-Ceramic (Pyroceram); Borosilicate; Plastic
Date1974-1978
TechniquePressed; Applied Decal
SizeH: 17.8 cm; W: 23.5 cm; L: 29.2 cm
Accession Number98.4.425
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
United States, WV, Martinsburg
Physical DescriptionOpaque white and colorless non-lead glass; green, red, yellow, brown, and gray decoration; glass-ceramic (Pyroceram), borosilicate; black plastic; pressed, applied decal; a) deep square shaped saucepan with rounded corners; machine finished rim; two handles, are opposite each other, squared off ends and sides that taper out to rim, "A-3-B 3 LITER" molded into underside of one handle, "CORNING WARE ®" molded into underside of other; body of pan tapered in to base, same decal design on the two sides of pan without handles, design of colored mixture of herbs and vegetables with "L'Echalote La Marjolaine" underneath it; flat square base; b) square cover with rounded corners; round knob with concave top, bottom of knob flared in then out to cover; cover domed, raised circle in center around base of knob; flat rim, "14 PYREX ® A9C" molded into top on one side of rim; inside retaining rim on underside of cover; c) oblong cradle; square hole with rounded corners in center, sides of hole extend up to support pan and down to form foot of cradle, upper sides tapered out, bottom sides tapered in; hole has four rectangular shaped support pieces, one extending out from each corner, "FITS/2 QT./8"" on top and "FITS/2 QT./3 QT." on underside on first support, "CORNING/WARE ®" on top and "MADE IN/U.S.A." on underside of second support, "FITS/2 QT./8"" on top and "FITS/2 QT./3 QT." on underside of third support, "A-2-M/2" on top and nothing on underside of fourth support.
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