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

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

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

Not On View

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.
Provenance

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