Corning "Pyrex" Refrigerator Dish, 1947-1960
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Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from refrigerator to oven to table. Clear Pyrex refrigerator storage dishes had been available since the mid-1920s, but in 1947 Corning began to offer them in an appealing array of colors.
Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from refrigerator to oven to table. Clear Pyrex refrigerator storage dishes had been available since the mid-1920s, but in 1947 Corning began to offer them in an appealing array of colors.
Artifact
Dish (Vessel for food)
Date Made
1947-1960
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.2.103
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Brown and Patrick Pehoski.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Yellow
White (Color)
Colorless
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4.125 in
Length: 3.25 in
Inscriptions
on bottom of dish: 501B 1 1/2 CUP / PYREX (R) / MADE IN U.S.A. / 34 on top of lid: 501-C / 36
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