Designer
Henry DreyfussAmerican, 1904–1972
ManufacturerManufactured by
The American Thermos Bottle CompanyAmerican, est. 1907
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Thermos model no. 539
DateDesigned 1935, manufactured 1936–1939
Made inUnited States
MediumAluminum, enamel, glass, and rubber
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 × 6 × 5 in. (14.9 × 15.2 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.A): 5 1/2 × 6 × 5 in. (14 × 15.2 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.B): 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (2.2 × 6.4 × 4.8 cm)
Overall (.A): 5 1/2 × 6 × 5 in. (14 × 15.2 × 12.7 cm)
Overall (.B): 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (2.2 × 6.4 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Ira J. Jackson
Object number2013.355.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April18–August 10, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Embossed on bottom - outer ring: THE AMERICAN THERMOS BOTTLE CO. / NORWICH. CONN. U.S.A.
Embossed on bottom - inside ring: THE ONLY / THERMOS / REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE / No 539 / VACUUM BOTTLE / DESIGNED BY / HENRY DREYFUSS
Sticker on bottom in handwritten black ink: Aluminum / Enamel / Glass Linen
Sticker on bottom in handwritten black ink: Henrey / Dreyfuss / 1934
Embossed on bottom - inside ring: THE ONLY / THERMOS / REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE / No 539 / VACUUM BOTTLE / DESIGNED BY / HENRY DREYFUSS
Sticker on bottom in handwritten black ink: Aluminum / Enamel / Glass Linen
Sticker on bottom in handwritten black ink: Henrey / Dreyfuss / 1934
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