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Object NamePyrex Carafe and Cover
Manufacturer
Corning Glass Works, Muskogee
Made FromNon-lead Glass; Brass Plated Metal; Plastic
Date1957-1959
Place MadeUnited States, OK, Muskogee
TechniqueMold-blown by machine; Screen Printed
SizeH: 27.1 cm; Diam: 14.6 cm; L: 18.1 cm
Accession Number98.4.362
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, gold decoration; brass plated metal; black plastic; mold-blown by machine, screen printed; a) conical shaped carafe; machine finished rim with pinched lip, rim rounded in to neck; short cylindrical neck with metal band around it, white rectangular label adhered to band, "4612/380009" written on it; handle opposite pinched lip, attached to carafe by metal band and two screws; handle curved in then out, is parallel to carafe; carafe body tapered and slightly rounded out to base, gold horizontal wave designs on body except under handle, liquid cup measuring marks "10/8/6/4" printed under handle, "PYREX®/MADE IN U.S.A." printed near top of handle; flat circular base; b) circular cover; small spherical knob on pedestal, pedestal tapered in to cover; top of cover convex, underside of cover's rim flared in to inside retaining ring; base slightly concave, knob screw in base center, "AB 6" molded into base near screw.Provenance
Former Collection
Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
