Beaker
Object number95.78.88
Manufacturer
Pyrex
Date1939
OriginCorning, New York
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Byron Forrester Meyer, Jr.
DescriptionColorless, blown molded, spherical-shaped glass beaker with spout.Dimensions4.25 in. (10.8 cm)Marksstamped on side of beaker: "T.M. REG U.S. PAT. MADE IN U.S.A. PYREX. CORNING. 400."
Historical NotesGlass beaker used by Byron F. Meyer, St, a Pittsburgh chemist, who worked at Mellon Institute in the 1920s and 1930s.Label TextAndrew and R.B. Mellon sought to unite business and academia. To improve their business interests, the Mellon brothers brought chemist Robert Duncan to Pittsburgh in 1906 through the invitation of University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Samuel B. McCormick. This partnership produced the Mellon Institute, a research facility that linked academia and industry. Other Mellon financed companies, such as Alcoa, followed suit and opened research and development departments. As the 20th century progressed, those companies that emphasized research had an increased chance at success. George Westinghouse understood this, his on-going battle with Thomas Edison over the development of electrical current and other scientific inquiries reinforced the importance of R&D. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company’s extensive research into the Mazda incandescent lamp (light bulbs) is displayed in the journal of employee R.L. Hunt.
Previous owner
Byron F. Meyer Sr.
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Subjects
On View
On view
Whitall Tatum Company
1988
1920-1990
c. 1900
1940-1949