Pyrex General Electric Coffee Maker

Object Name: 
Pyrex General Electric Coffee Maker

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Object Name: 
Pyrex General Electric Coffee Maker
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, OK, Muskogee
Accession Number: 
2010.4.688
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 32 cm, W: 21.3 cm, D: 17 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Primary Description: 
Pyrex General Electric Coffee Maker. Colorless glass; plastic, rubber; ceramic, metal and plastic warmer; machine-made, assembled. Two part coffee maker with glass filter rod, warmer, lid and cord.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Williams, Dianne, Source
2010-12-31
Color: 
colorless
black
Technique: 
machine-made
assembling
Material: 
glass
plastic
rubber
metal
ceramic
Inscription: 
Underwriters' Laboratories Inc. / Inspected Cord Set / A-1631 / General Electric Co.
label
: 
(f) on blue paper label
Underwriters' Laboratories Inc. / Insp. Cord Set / [illegible text] 186 / E-1163
label
: 
(f) on red paper label
PYREX / BRAND / GLASSWARE / MADE IN U.S.A. FOR / GENERAL ELECTRIC
stamp
: 
Stamped (b) side of carafe
CLAMP / GENERAL [GE symbol] ELECTRIC / RELEASE
stamp
: 
Stamped (d) on lid
5A 250V / [GE symbol] / 10A 125V
stamp
: 
Stamped (f) on each side of plug
[GE symbol] / DW8U
stamp
: 
Stamped (b) on top of carafe
.8. / .6. / .4. / .2.
stamp
: 
Stamped (a) on base of carafe
CORNING ROD / U.S. PAT 1927287 / U.S. PAT. 1931076 / U.S. PAT 1935587
stamp
: 
Stamped (c) on glass filter rod