Seltzer Bottle

Norman Bel Geddes; Worthen Paxton

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Caption

Norman Bel Geddes American, 1893–1958; Worthen Paxton American, 1905–1977. Seltzer Bottle, design introduced 1938. Chromed and enameled metal with rubber fittings, 10 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (25.4 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 82.168.2a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 82.168.2a-b_SL3.jpg)

Title

Seltzer Bottle

Date

design introduced 1938

Geography

Place manufactured: Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States

Medium

Chromed and enameled metal with rubber fittings

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

10 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (25.4 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

Stamped on bottom, forming a ring: "WALTER KIDDE SALES CO. INC. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. / DESIGNER NORMAN BEL GEDDES."; within this ring: "PAT. 20535 / OTHERS PEND. / SODA KING / SYPHON / MADE IN / U.S.A. / C"

Credit Line

H. Randolph Lever Fund

Accession Number

82.168.2a-b

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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