Carleton xDX Collection
Thermos
Thermos Vacuum Bottle (burgundy)
Related Entites
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00088
Former Accession Number
5206
Date
1997 (manufacture)
Material/Technique
injection moulded burgandy and white polypropylene, glass
Measurement
34cm (height)
flask, lid, stopper
,
10.5cm (diameter)
flask, lid, stopper
Physical Description
Burgundy plastic thermos with textured side panels and handle, white cup and screw-top lid.
Number of Components
3
Component Part Name
flask, lid, stopper
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
Thermoses (TM), vacuum flasks
Work Type
vacuum bottle
Description
"The injection moulded polypropylene bottle, designed by Julian Rowan in 1960, was one of the first all-plastic vacuum bottles. Still in production, Canadian Thermos has donated two 1997 examples, along with the earliest record of the design: a blueprint with checkerboard/pineapple pattern signed and anotated by Rowan and dated November 29, 1960. An American version of the Canadian design was introduced ca. 1963. Canadian Thermos has also donated examples of earlier 3 metal body encased glass vacuum flasks with plastic mouth, lid, and cup."
Description Source
DX Collection Registration Records FileMaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Canadian Thermos Products Inc., Toronto