Quickfit is a brand of
laboratory glassware
Laboratory glassware is a variety of equipment used in science, scientific work, traditionally made of glass. Glass may be blown, bent, cut, molded, or formed into many sizes and shapes. It is commonly used in chemistry, biology, and analytical ...
, produced under the Pyrex trademark and distributed through various fronts in differing countries; e.g.
Corning in North America. A large percentage of the glassware makes use of
ground glass joint
Ground glass joints are used in laboratories to quickly and easily fit leak-tight apparatus together from interchangeable commonly available parts. For example, a round bottom flask, Liebig condenser, and oil bubbler with ground glass joints may ...
s.
The Quickfit brand is
blown in Stone, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom and marketed through DWK in the United Kingdom. 'Quickfit' has become a
genericized trademark
A generic trademark, also known as a genericized trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic term for, or synonymous with, a general class of products or ...
for all ground glass. Whilst the ownership and name of Quickfit has changed numerous times, all genuine Quickfit glass is stamped with a Q, displaying the brand name, the word
Pyrex
Pyrex (trademarked as ''PYREX'' and ''pyrex'') is a brand introduced by Corning Inc. in 1915, initially for a line of clear, low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware. It was later expanded in the 1 ...
and the part code.
Timeline
1923, James A. Jobling licensed to produce Pyrex branded glassware
1962, Quartz and Quickfit glassware goes into production at Stone
1970, Quickfit becomes a part of Jobling Lab Division
1973, Quickfit joins the Corning company
1982, Corning Laboratory Division becomes J.Bibby Science Products
[
1986, J Bibby Scientific Products becomes Bibby Sterilin]
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Laboratory glassware