Coffee Maker
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The Chemex coffeemaker was designed to be easy to grasp, like a chemistry beaker. The form of the human hand itself thus dictated its shape, at least insofar as the central hand-hold was concerned. The evocation of the “hourglass” female shape was probably incidental.
Caption
Peter Schlumbohm (American, born Germany, 1896–1962); Chemex. Coffee Maker, Designed 1941. Glass, wood, leather, 11 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (28.9 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood, 1997.117. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Collection
Gallery
Collection
Designer
Maker
Title
Coffee Maker
Date
Designed 1941
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Glass, wood, leather
Classification
Dimensions
11 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (28.9 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm)
Markings
Etched on bottom: "CHEMEX ® / U.S. PATENT / 2.4 340 / MADE IN U.S.A. / FROM PYREX ® BRAND / GLASS"
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Barry R. Harwood
Accession Number
1997.117
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