Pyrex Tea Kettle

Object NamePyrex Flameware Utility Tea Kettle and Lid

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Pressware Plant

Made FromNon-lead Glass; White Metal; Aluminosilicate; Borosilicate (PYREX)

Date1938-1948

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueMold-blown, by machine; Stamped

SizeH: 17.9 cm; L: 27.5 cm

Accession Number98.4.170

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

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionTransparent blue tint, colorless non-lead glass, white metal, aluminosilicate, borosilicate (Pyrex®); mold blown by machine, stamped, pressed; a) bulbous shape; machine finished top rim with pinched and curled lip; rim rounds out to form neck; metal band around circumference of pot at base of neck; detachable colorless handle attached by metal attachment, band and two screws; PYREX FLAMEWARE trademark stamped into top of metal attachment; "BB" pressed into side of handle near attachment; neck of pot gradually rounds out to form body; body tapers in at bottom; base flat; PYREX FLAMEWARE trademark including item number "7125"stamped onto base (barely legible) ; b) flange knob; top of lid domed; circular rim of greater diameter than cylindrical insert; "A-A" and "8126.C" pressed into insert; insert has two semicircular tabs, one opposite the other; "MADE IN THE U.S.A." and "PYREX" pressed into the underside of the lid.
Provenance

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