Pyrex Percolator

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Object Name: 
Pyrex Percolator
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
2010.4.274
Dimensions: 
Overall (assembled as percolator) H: 27.2 cm, W: 17.2 cm, Diam (max): 13; Overall (as coffee pot w/ lid) H: 17.2 cm, W: 17.2 cm, Diam: 13 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Primary Description: 
Pyrex Percolator. Colorless glass; machine-made;plastic, metal; assembled. Four part percolator consisting of a large pot with metal collar and black plastic handle with a glass percolator base, percolator body and glass lid that sits atop the coffee pot once percolating is complete..

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Williams, Dianne, Source
2010-12-31
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
assembling
machine-made
Material: 
glass
plastic
metal
Inscription: 
T.M. REG. / PYREX / U.S.PAT.OFF
inscription
: 
Enameled (c) side
PYREX / 84-66 / MADE IN U.S.A.
inscription
: 
Enameled (a)
2-1 / PYREX / 2-1
inscription
: 
(b) edge