Antique 1910 Thermos Carafe, American Thermos Bottle Co., Vintage Silver Thermos

Amazing antique Thermos carafe. USA Patent No. 13093 March 15th 1910. Made in Norwich, Connecticut.

In good vintage condition for its age. It has a few scuffs overall. It features an (accidental) hammered top.

Obviously it is in no condition for normal use- however I think it would look beautiful in a men’s lounge, bar, or office as decor. You could even use it as a vase.

Just a really unique piece of history.

For some background - “Thermos was founded in 1904. Reinhold Burger and his business partner Albert Aschenbrenner were manufacturers of scientific glass devices. While producing flasks for Dewar, they crafted a domestic vacuum flask with a protective metal casing and secured a patent for it. Burger and Aschenbrenner hosted a competition to name the vaccuum bottle. A local resident submitte the word "Thermos" derived from the greek word "Therme" meaning "heat".

Around 1906 An American businessman, William B Walker, met Burger on his travels to Berlin. In learning of the “Thermos” brand bottle and realizing the potential market in the United States, he strategically made plans to import, obtained the necessary patent rights, and began raising capital to manufacture in his country.

On January 31, 1907 Walker founded The American Thermos Bottle Company incorporated in Portland, Maine. A factory was leased in Brooklyn, NY, and under the supervision of Burger, imported machinery and German glass blowers to train workers on the proper manufacturing techniques.

Around 1910 Thermos Limited, located in England produced the first machine-made glass filler, a critical industrial breakthrough for speeding up production. In automating this glass blowing process, Thermos became a world leader in glass vacuum technology and manufacturing. Around 1911, the Thermos bottle craze surpassed Walkers anticipations—demand was exceeding production. Plans for a new site began and citizens of Norwich, CT, eager to bring purpose to their city, raised enough funds to buy land and build a factory."

It measures 11” tall with top, 9” tall without, 5” in diameter and 6.5” wide if including the handle.