Pyrex Coffee Pot

Object Name2-part Coffee Pot

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

Manufacturer Silex Company

Made FromNon-lead Glass; White Metal; Plastic; Rubber; Borosilicate

Dateabout 1940

TechniqueMold-blown, by machine

SizeH: 27 cm; Diam: 15.4 cm; L: 21 cm

Accession Number98.4.176

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States, NY, Corning

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, white metal, plastic, rubber and borosilicate mold-blown by machine; a)globular shape; top of neck folded out to form rim; rim machine finished; metal band around neck, "U.S. PAT. NO. 1859614/OTHER PATS. PEND" and "TRADE SILEX MARK/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." stamped into metal band; detachable handle attached by metal band and two screws; body rounds out and in, has six panels with floral designs; flat base with set of four concentric circles; b) globular shape; top of neck folded out to form rim; rim machine finished; body rounds out and in, has six panels with floral designs; small base cylindrical in shape; rubber gasket around exterior of base, base flat and then rounds down and in at center to form long hollow stem of glass, stem open at top and bottom.
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