Pyrex Coffee Percolator with Metal Warmer

Object Name: 
Pyrex Coffee Percolator with Metal Warmer

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Object Name: 
Pyrex Coffee Percolator with Metal Warmer
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
2010.4.629
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 26.8 cm, W: 18.7 cm, D: 13.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Primary Description: 
Pyrex Coffee Percolator with Metal Warmer. Colorless glass; metal (chromium), machine-made. Glass percolator with metal warmer and holder that has cut out flower pattern. Interior metal basket with rod and lid. Overall metal lid and glass percolator knop on top. Detachable black cord.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Williams, Dianne, Source
2010-12-31
Color: 
colorless
silver
Technique: 
machine-made
Material: 
glass
metal
Inscription: 
A-3 / [flame symbol] / PYREX
stamp
: 
Stamped (a) on base
PEER / 5A-250V / 10A-125V / UL
stamp
: 
Stamped (h) on cord
COFFEE 4 MAID / GENUINE PYREX GLASS LINING / PLEASE NOTE: NEVER BOIL POT DRY
stamp
: 
Stamped (c) on lid
COFFEE 4 MAID / Chronium on Solid Brass / Guaranteed Rustless / Volts 110-115 / Watts 550 / Please Note / 1: Keep Electric Unit Out of Water / 2: To Clean / -Slide Glass In Or Out - / Patent No. 2283734 / FOR [illegible text] 4 Family / Brooklyn, N.Y. / CAT
stamp
: 
Stamped (b) on base