Genuine Vaculator, Hill-Shaw Co., Pyrex Vacuum 8-Cup Coffee Pot, 1943

Collectibles : Kitchenware : Vaculator Coffee Pot, Vacuum Coffee Pot, Vacuum Tea Pot, Bakelite, Pyrex, Hill-shaw Co

 

I don't know for sure when this Vaculator was made, but the price listed on the brochure is $3.95. I have the patent numbers and, although some parts are older, I believe the patent for this item would signify 1943. I also thought the handles, lids and measuring spoon were Bakelite, but they don't pass the 409 test.

The brochure says that when coffee boils, the aromatic oils evaporate. The Vaculator doesn't boil, because the water that rises into the upper glass container is just hot enough to extract and retain the delicious aromatic oils. The Vaculator method is the "same method used by America's foremost restaurants and fountains."

Tea grounds can be substituted for coffee grounds for a lovely pot of tea.

Pyrex made the glass pieces for this coffeepot and is so marked. The original Vaculator label is still intact and, as mentioned earlier, I have the original instruction sheet. In fact, I also have the original box and cardboard strip that protects the ceramic during shipping.

I might also point out that the yellowish tint to the glass top and bottom, near the connection point, is intentionally tinted amber.

Oh, did I say this coffeepot has never been used?

Item ID: 01-1616