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lit_up_spyro t1_iufytpj wrote
A guy I work with has one similar. He uses his daily. Swears by it.
0hellow OP t1_iug4hbf wrote
Sounds good, it was kept under a sink for what looks like 10 years, but it’s held up very well!
0hellow OP t1_iug4vsv wrote
Huh, wouldn’t have guessed. Are the popular Stanley ones lined with glass too? Im wondering if dents would crack the glass?
0hellow OP t1_iug4yyy wrote
It was kept under a sink for a long while it looks like. But still quite sturdy!
Llama_Shaman t1_iug56hb wrote
I’d be more worried about the glass liner. Some of those contained asbestos which would be released if it breaks.
0hellow OP t1_iug5eks wrote
Good to know, it looks like it’s in great condition, but something to keep on mind, thanks!
dex248 t1_iug5shv wrote
No they don’t make the glass ones anymore. The huge pump ones may still be.
Stanley, Yeti, Zojirushi etc are all stainless steel now.
Hanginon t1_iug6ltw wrote
The 'popular' Stanley ones have a stainless steel vacuum flask inside them, your old Thermos brand's vacuum flask will be glass, and break probably the first time you drop it.
Dents won't crack the Stanley because they're not glass, they're stainless steel inside, they'll keep working fine.
Source; I've had this Stanley thermos since 1972, 50 years now, and it still works fine.
Hanginon t1_iug7uuc wrote
The standard procedure when you drop the old glass thermos is to shake it. Id you hear broken glass rattling around you just toss it. There's nothing left inside it that you want. ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯
Plus; I've seen some old glass thermoses and never seen or heard of asbestos in one.
hoardingraccoon t1_iug8k8e wrote
Honestly, I wouldn't. Especially since I'm assuming you're going to use it for hot liquids? Old plastic+heat=leaching god knows what.
Llama_Shaman t1_iug9ymi wrote
These kind of thermoses have a replaceable glass liner, so the standard is to replace it when it breaks. Replacement glass liners are still made for some brands today, though asbestos free. The oldschool glass lined thermoses are still semi-common in Finland and are made by a company called Airam. I’ve got one myself.
Not the all glass liners contained asbestos, but some did and there is really no way to tell.
Hanginon t1_iugax2i wrote
I remember there being liner replacements available long ago but I haven't seen one retail in the US in a very long time. That and the cost differential wasn't really much different from just getting a new thermos, and for me the price difference made it barely worthwhile to mess with it.
I switched to Stainless steel 50 years ago, 1972, and I'm still rocing that one. No ragrats. ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯
juicysweatsuitz t1_iugc4jj wrote
Use that bad boy. Sick find.
yottadreams t1_iugcwiy wrote
That thing will outlast you, your kids, and your grandkids. Dad had one when I was a kid. Far as I know, he still uses it.
Quail-a-lot t1_iugg1rp wrote
I can't unsee it. They are crying helllllp us!
NeverDidLearn t1_iughqn0 wrote
The OG “hydroflask”
NeverDidLearn t1_iughwyl wrote
I’ll remember to not drink out of a broken, glass-insulated thermos. You know, because to asbestos. I image you are talking about an unnoticeable crack or chip.
mattstorm360 t1_iugibit wrote
Then it might be fine.
Clean it up and give it a test.
rulevoid t1_iugiovi wrote
My vintage 60s Thermos King Seeley is stainless steel.
Hanginon t1_iugj4uf wrote
And I would assume, still working!
I broke several glass ones and then decided to go with unbreakable, which 50 years later, it has proven to be.
MontEcola t1_iuglnp3 wrote
Does the bottom unscrew? I think the inside is glass. Wash it with soap and water, and you are good to go.
They do break, so be careful. I doubt the Five and Dime downstreet carries replacements anymore. I was a buck-fifteen when I replaced my first one.
That thermos was the standard model that fit into the top of a Stanley Dinner Bucket. What you youngsters call a lunch box.
The five and dime became the Dollar Store, which is now the buck and a half store where I live. Woolworths and Ben Franklin were the brand names for Five and Dime stores.
MontEcola t1_iuglybb wrote
Ten years? Might be a bit more than ten years.
skyfishgoo t1_iugm5fj wrote
chances are the vacuum bottle inside has been compromised by now.
it's probably fine to use, but it may not keep things cold/hot like it did when it was new
and these were made before we understood how plastics behave when exposed to hot liquids so keep that in mind.
and rescue those forks ffs.
hotheadnchickn t1_iugnozu wrote
Don't drink from plastic in general. Buy something that is metal or glass inside.
Longjumping-Emu7696 t1_iugrjmw wrote
It looks like it has held up physically, but I wouldn't trust it to have held up chemically, especially if it was or will be used to hold hot liquids, which can cause plastic leaching. There are plastic products that were in use for years (if not decades) the FDA later banned or warned against after long term testing indicated they were associated with endocrine disruption and birth defects, cancer, and changes in insulin resistance, reproduction system, cardiovascular and brain function. Without knowing which plastic product was used in the thermos it would be too much of a risk for me.
As a side note, there are currently thousands of chemicals in production that the FDA has not had a chance to test, but are still allowed to be produced, which is why my personal BIFL lists tend to feature known and proven substances (glass, certain metals, cotton, linen, etc.).
Edit: typos
M80IW t1_iuh5lfl wrote
Source? I can't find anything about Stanley using asbestos.
Lee1138 t1_iuh69b3 wrote
That colour screams late 70s-early 80s to me. Used to have a fridge that colour back then.
Llama_Shaman t1_iuh7g51 wrote
Isn’t stanley all steel though? I don’t think it is an issue with them.
Llama_Shaman t1_iuh7o6z wrote
No, not really. What I mean is if you break it, you now have asbestos in your environment. Particularly if you screw it apart (which one might do if unaware of the issue)
Hajmish t1_iuhcpgp wrote
Do the glass ones keep temperature longer?
TheGleanerBaldwin t1_iuhdhnk wrote
I'd be more worried about drinking the glass shards than asbestos
M80IW t1_iuhdtto wrote
Sorry, I meant Thermos, not Stanley.
applecartupset t1_iuhfkjs wrote
I still remember the day I broke the glass Thermos my dad had had since college. I had no idea it was glass inside, my 11 year old brain was blown
AFoxGuy t1_iuhg60d wrote
That’s an insult to the thermos brand ^/s
KdF-wagen t1_iuhjt6k wrote
That was their big ad push wasn’t it? That they “cannot break” or unbreakable something like that.
KdF-wagen t1_iuhk1st wrote
I dont know about longer but if you follow the preheating instructions and put hot water in them for a few min, dump it out and then put your hot beverage, soup or whatever inside. I get 8-9hrs out of mine if the coffee lasts that long lol.
Llama_Shaman t1_iuhm2kz wrote
If the glass shatters the thermos will feel hot to the touch, also you’ll hear the glass banging around in there, so that’s not a big risk.
BastardStoleMyName t1_iuhmlyo wrote
Might not have been kept under the sink until 10 years ago. Maybe it was kept above the sink before then.
derpskywalker t1_iuhmpzu wrote
Plastics no good, metal n glass all good.
ghost_n_the_shell t1_iuho7a3 wrote
Yeah, if my memory serves me correctly, those were glass. I didn’t know until I broke one - because the glass had a shiny coating (I’m guessing to assist with insulation).
Could be wrong - but I broke a glass one that looked like that.
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Optimistic__Elephant t1_iuhr8xx wrote
Dang, your thermos has been through a lot.
rulevoid t1_iuhsfpi wrote
Absolutely still kicking and used every day. Even tested for lead with no positive indication!
haunted-liver-1 t1_iuhtajc wrote
Steel, not aluminum
haunted-liver-1 t1_iuhtcqy wrote
God damn, that sink is awesome
Combatical t1_iuhtymd wrote
That thing will out live you as long as you treat it well.
PowerandSignal t1_iuhu28p wrote
Dude. I'll set up a GoFundMe if you want. We'll get you a new one!
RG1527 t1_iuhus1p wrote
Yeah i remember when Kids lunch boxes had the glass thermos bottles in them also... Dropped my new lunch box and immediately broke mine on the first day of school.
PaulaPurple t1_iuhvi1c wrote
Old thermos’ work so poorly compared to modern day “Yeti” and other brands
Savings_Ad_9533 t1_iuhxwj0 wrote
There is plastic in the fruit and vegetables we eat now so i don't think it really matters as long as it doesn't taste funny.
FriarNurgle t1_iuiaglv wrote
Most likely given BPA stated to be used the the 50’s. Regardless old plastic will shed particulates so it’s not recommended to use old plastic shit like this. Cool vintage collectible though.
FriarNurgle t1_iuiamfj wrote
I wouldn’t use it. Old plastic is not healthy.
gimpyben t1_iuidfj1 wrote
I'd be especially concerned with anything that would get heat-cycled, like this.
randallpie t1_iuidgwi wrote
We still have a five and dime in my town, but only because of the frito pies.
WgXcQ t1_iuie5eh wrote
> this Stanley thermos
Damn, that bottle has seen things and been places. A world-weary veteran still turning up for duty.
HalfysReddit t1_iuieyb5 wrote
Just to add on to this:
Think of a thermos like normal cup with a lid and a blanket wrapped around it.
The lid prevents hot air from escaping, hot air escaping makes room for more hot air and steam that then escapes, and the lid basically just keeps heat from escaping through that series of events.
The blanket (usually a gap of air between two layers of metal, but sometimes glass, sometimes styrofoam) does what blankets are made to do and doesn't transfer heat, so the heat inside the cup doesn't leak out through the blanket much.
This is what keeps your beverage hot - the fact that all the ways heat usually leaks out of it are sealed up well, so it takes a lot longer for the heat to leave the liquid. Same thing with cold beverages - the protective barriers of the thermos keep the heat outside of the cup from getting in.
This also means you can enhance any thermos or cooler with your own blankets. Literally wrapping a cooler in a blanket will keep the stuff inside cold much longer than any amount of engineering plastic into a layers of foam (which is basically how most coolers work - they use plastic foam as a blanket). Similarly, putting your thermos inside of a blanket will keep it better isolated as well. I have no idea how long you could expect to keep something hot, but with enough blanket you could conceivably get days out of it.
TOnihilist t1_iuifwu5 wrote
Yup. I remember the glass tinkling in several lunch boxes. The fear of having to tell my mom I broke another one!
AllMannerOfMarauding t1_iuiia6s wrote
I had a job driving the snack cart on a golf course. I decided to load up coffee one morning, in a big five or ten gallon urn. It exited the cart at some point, and that’s when I learned about glass thermos containers.
OstentatiousSock t1_iuiib1s wrote
“There’s poison everywhere, so don’t bother trying to avoid more!”
GetInTheDamnCar t1_iuijejv wrote
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - Taylor Swift
Trans-Europe_Express t1_iuijnnm wrote
The make the most astounding glass shattering noise if you throw one up into the air and onto the ground but if the cap is still on it makes no mess
raz-0 t1_iuioi00 wrote
In my experience, no. A lot of the glass ones aren't even vacuum flasks.. A lot are glass over styrofoam. They existed because they were much cheaper.
candid_canid t1_iuisnrd wrote
In fairness, making something that kids are going to literally throw around on the daily out of GLASS isn’t smart product design. Hardly your fault!
SierraDespair t1_iuiu665 wrote
How is this a bifl post?
frecklezs t1_iuixxkb wrote
Not sure if you're trying to make an edgy point, or if you're referring to food wax, but there are a lot of different kinds of plastics. Some of them are food safe, marine safe, temperature safe, etc - but use standardization and marking what a plastic was safe for may not have been common practice when this thermos was manufactured. Additionally, time and UV exposure can invisibly (and tasteless-ly) degrade plastic, making it unsafe.
thecloudkingdom t1_iuj63xe wrote
i assume they meant microplastics, which are in a ton of foods
kolitics t1_iuj6ogb wrote
The plastic may contain bpa or pthalate
bpwhittle t1_iuj6pfg wrote
Idk man, if I was crazy attached to it I’d probably try to use it for decoration or just around the house. I feel like I’d break it if I took it to work. I might would have a different opinion if I saw it in person but from here it looks as brittle as the interior of my 1991 f150. My toddler kicked it and it exploded, lol
aeroartist t1_iuja3dh wrote
I've used two vintage thermos brands. One held up amazingly. The other side too and then cracked once when I used it. So 50/50 for me so far.
SteamrollerCrush t1_iujvlh2 wrote
I don’t trust old plastic. It bleeds
Curl-the-Curl t1_iuk5blc wrote
That could go to a design museum.
BoJo2736 t1_iuk7foh wrote
if the glass is damaged you will know it
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