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Artist/Maker	Corning Glass Works (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Corning (made)

A Pyrex 'Flameware' 6-cup coffee percolator, mould-blown and press moulded borosilicate glass with stainless steel band, glass handle fixing, glass and metal inserts, made by Corning Glass Works, Corning, 1952-1979

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Categories	Glass Household Objects Food Vessels & Tableware Tableware & Cutlery
Object type	Percolator
Parts	This object consists of 5 parts. Percolator Cover Chamber Strainer Funnel
Title	Flameware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Glass Borosilicate Glass Stainless Steel
Brief description	A Pyrex 'Flameware' 6-cup coffee percolator, mould-blown and press moulded borosilicate glass with stainless steel band, glass handle fixing, glass and metal inserts, made by Corning Glass Works, Corning, 1952-1979
Dimensions	Height: 17.8cm Width: 22.7cm (Note: including handle)
Marks and inscriptions	'7756-C' (Marked to lid) 'D-23' (Marked to lid) '77-H' (Marked to handle) 'C-36' (Marked to handle) 'STAINLESS' (Marked to stainless steel band) '7756' (Marked to stainless steel band)
Credit line	Gift of Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan
Bibliographic reference	Rogove, Susan Tobier and Steinhauer, Marcia Buan, Pyrex by Corning: A Collector's Guide, Ohio: Antique Publications, 1993, p.41
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.22:1 to 5-2022

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Record created	December 21, 2021
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1681022/flameware-percolator-corning-glass-works/

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