Vacuum Bottle
ManufacturerManufactured by
The American Thermos Bottle Co.
(American)
Dateabout 1930s
MediumChrome, painted with black enamel, with a glass interior liner and a (probably) black-painted wooden head on the stopper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 x 6 3/4 x 5in. (15.2 x 17.1 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsTableware
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2007.14.0a-b
DescriptionSpherical vacuum bottle (.a) with a flattened, curved handle that runs from the middle back of the bottle to the top front. The front of the handle adjoins a shallow circular opening with a curved lip at the front. The stopper (.b) fits inside this opening. The stopper has a round head, probably made of black-painted wood, attached to a narrower cylindrical portion that fits inside the opening in the bottle. The vacuum bottle has a shallow foot at the bottom.
The top half of the vacuum bottle and the handle, including the lip on the opening of the bottle, are chromium-plated steel. The bottom half of the vacuum bottle and the rounded head of the stopper are painted with black enamel. The bottle has a glass liner.
The top half of the vacuum bottle and the handle, including the lip on the opening of the bottle, are chromium-plated steel. The bottom half of the vacuum bottle and the rounded head of the stopper are painted with black enamel. The bottle has a glass liner.
Status
Not on view
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
