Mold in 3 Parts

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Object Name: 
Mold in 3 Parts
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
84.7.22
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 19.5 cm, L: 47 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1930-1969
Credit Line: 
Gift of Corning Glass Works
Primary Description: 
Rusty silver colored metal (probably an iron compound); cast. Circular; base is a circular saucer with two rod-like handles welded on opposite sides and sticking out; cover is a separate piece shaped like a flat donut with lugs on opposite sides on the top surface and a rod-like handle fastened on with bolts; plunger is a separate piece made of two circular discs with a connecting cylinder in between; the lower disc fits into the hole in the cover.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Corning Inc., Former Collection
1984-07
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory, Source
1984-07
Color: 
Rusty silver covered
Technique: 
casting