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Tray, Match for Thermos Pitcher

Designer: Henry Dreyfuss, American, 1904-1972
Manufacturer: The American Thermos Bottle Company, 1907-1956
Medium: Plastic
Place Manufactured: Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Dates: c 1935
Dimensions: 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 7 in. (2.2 x 31.1 x 17.8 cm)
Markings: THE AMERICAN THERMOS BOTTLE CO:/ NORICH. CONN. U.S.A./ THE ONLY THERMOS / REG. PAT. OFFICE/ No 549 / VACUUM BOTTLE / DESIGNED BY / Henry Dreyfuss.
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 83.108.4
Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter
Image: Overall, 83.108.4_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Rectangular plastic tray with rounded edges and extended, rectangular handles, painted rust-color. Matching Thermos Pitcher 83.108.3a-c. CONDITION: Scratches throughout top surface.

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