Dr. Peter J. Schlumbohm and Chemex Corporation
“CM-4” Chemex Coffee Maker
1940
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Physical Qualities
Glass, wood, leather, 11 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (28.6 x 17.5 x 16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley H. Bell, Wilmington, Delaware
Object Number
2003.314
Hour-glass form hand-blown glass vessel with self-spout and fitted wood corset secured with leather strap and wooden bead.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2003; Stanley H. Bell, Wilmington, Delaware.
Per Mr. Bell to James Abbott, this CHEMEX coffee maker and a related, smaller example (R.15764.2) were acquired soon after his marriage in the late 1940s.
Per Mr. Bell to James Abbott, this CHEMEX coffee maker and a related, smaller example (R.15764.2) were acquired soon after his marriage in the late 1940s.
Inscribed: None
Markings: (Stamped on base) "CHEMEX/US PATENTS/2,241,368 2,411,340/MADE IN USA/FROM/PYREX BRAND/GLASS."
