Dish, Evaporating
Object number95.78.81
Date1939
MediumPorcelain; Glaze
Credit LineGift of Byron Forrester Meyer, Jr.
DescriptionGlazed porcelain evaporating dish, with spout along side.Dimensions2 in. (5.1 cm)Marksstamped on the exterior side of the dish: COORS. USA 7.
Historical NotesEvaporating dish used by Byron F. Meyer, Sr., a chemist, 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 person
Byron Forrester Meyer Jr.
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
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Westinghouse
The Hall China Company
Naaman
