I have an old King Seeley Thermos model 2410 from 1974 that needs a new glass liner. It's 13" tall. I have scoured the internet to find out how it comes apart with no luck. I thought it unscrewed at the top but I think I pulled a hernia trying to unscrew it. Does it unscrew at the top by the mouth or from the bottom of the metal case and how to make it easier to dis-assemble to replace the liner?

Thanks for any help gang.

IIRC (?) the top and the liner has clockwise turns. If one tighten the top too tight, if and when one un-tightens the top, the liner comes out also.
You might attempt to freeze the bottle which should shrink the threads enough to help loosen the cap.

Anybody else remember opening their metal lunch box as a kid, taking out the Thermos, and discovering that your Hawaiian Punch was full of glass shards from a busted liner?

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They have standard right-handed threads, it is just that large diameter threads pressed into sheet steel can be very hard to unscrew because simply trying to grasp the item distorts the threads. They can get coffee, etc in the threads too!. Try submerging the whole thermos in hot water for awhile to soak loose whatever may be in the threads. I have had Thermos (R) bottles that opened at both the top and bottom, can't help you with that part!

Added: The images I find on the "net" show a crimped bottom cap for this model, so it is the top that is screwed in. It also appears there are more than one models numbered 2410!

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I remember working back in the 70s and breaking a glass thermos every couple of weeks from it rolling off the truck seat or something. I finally bought a stainless steel thermos and never looked back.

Same for me. I remember people laughing at me for buying the steel Thermos - it wasn't cheap. But I still use the darn thing today. Yeah, it's old, and it's ugly, but it still keeps coffee hot. My son will probably inherit it once I no longer have a need for it.

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Dave

I recall watching the last glass thermos that I ever bought blow off the tailgate of my pickup.
Made that pledge, never agin!
Have several stainless bottles, that is the way to go!

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I had some glass lined thermos's that unscrewed from the bottom, back in the 60's I bought a SS, nothing like a good hot cup of coffee while out duck hunting, I gave it to one of my son's just a few month's ago.

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Don

Yep, and the sandwich, Roy, and Trigger had all drowned.

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42 years old.....ya probably got yer money's worth out of that one I'd be surprised if they even sell those olf glass liners any more. I'd treat myself to a Stanley-or if you really want to splurge.......404 Not Found 1 | YETI Coolers The 64 is a bit overkill but the 18 and 36 look promising

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You keep trying to unscrew it, tapping it, freezing it, heating it, then it slips and falls, it breaks, you curse and throw it away!

Good luck, even if you get it open try and find the liner and pay whatever $$. Not worth the cost compared to the new ones today.

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I figure the replacement liner will come with directions . . .

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Nissan as well as Stanley has made stainless bottles. I HATE the glass ones.

Yeah but when was the last time you read directions.

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Don

I always read 'em after I break the first one . . .

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I have 2 identical of the green Stanleys. The first is about 25 years old. The second I bought when we were camping 4 or 5 years ago and I forgot the first one. The old one weighs empty about the same as the newer one full. So I guess they're not really identical. Both keep coffee hot well though.

Stanley photo thread drift:



This one hasn't led a manly existence though. I used to work for a manager who wouldn't let us have drinks at our desks, so a coffee addict like myself only had the two 15-minute breaks during the day to get it down. And we had the standard number of folks who would leave 1/100th of an inch in the office coffee pot and not make more, so I brought my own. That regime ended about 1995-96, thank goodness, so it's mostly been in retirement since then except for camping trips and few other occasions.

I have hit one before while driving, as the mopes around here drive with their tailgates down in the mistaken belief they're getting better gas mileage. To be fair though, their tailgates may just be broken, or given the large level of laziness, just don't want to put them up and down.

Thanks all for the suggestions and stories. I got it unscrewed, it was from the top, plastic into metal. Soaking it in warm water a little I think is what actually helped loosing it up. Metal was rusted a bit. The glass filler was not broken. Phew. Cleaned it up, cleaned it out, derusted and oiled it down and its good for another 40 years. It has a handle so it doesn't roll around, easy to cart and easy to secure. Thanks again everybody.

To clean a well used Stanley thermos or other stainless steel thermos... empty it, rinse with very hot water, empty... put 4 tablespoons of baking soda in it.. then about 1/4 C to 1/3 cup extremely hot water in it.... put on lid tight... shake well.

let it sit for at least 12 hours, overnight is better... empty out the next day... be prepared to be grossed out... black flakes will pour out of an old thermos.. immediately add hot water, shake & empty, repeat until the water is clear/clean.. might take several times... NEVER add chlorine bleach to anything stainless... it will eat it up & quickly too...

both my user Stanleys are from 94-95.. they still keep coffee warm overnight...I've got some in the garage from the 1970's if She hasn't tossed them already...

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Well since you got it apart now is time to maintain it properly so this doesn't happen again! Every time you use it take it apart and clean and dry it thoroughly. This way you don't get coffee, etc. down around the top gasket and in the cap threads to cause what you just went through!. Learned this from my Grandfather over 60 years ago!

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I thought for a minute there, you were making a pipe bomb.

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Hey, Peterdeb, well done! I like fixing up old stuff -- drives my wife nuts -- and am glad to see that you figured it out.

I do think it pretty amazing that you can still buy intenal replacement glass bottles.

My Stanley bottle is at east twenty-five years old, probably more. The outside enamel isn't real pretty anymore, but the thing works. You can't kill them.

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I read them pretty carefully when I'm reloading.

The blonde secretary brought her thermos bottle into work one day. The redheaded secretary had never see one before and asked what it was and what it was for.

Blonde: "This is a Thermos brand vacuum bottle. It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold. I'm going to bring snacks in with it and start saving some money."

"That's great!" Red inquires, "What did you bring today?"

"Coffee and popsicles."

Back in the Seventies in Germany we had a really good supply sergeant . He made sure every tank commander was issued a "silver bullet." I'm still using that Army issue Stanley stainless thermos.

Still have a couple of the Stanley ones, probably 30 years or more old, still work after falling numerous times off the back of a pickup or bass boat. The old green ones. Yeah, I'd toss that old glass lined one.

What one used to have to go through for a hot cup of coffee. I remember knocking my dad's thermos bottle off the kitchen table and suffering his wrath. It was late in the evening and there weren't any stores open that sold replacements. I can still hear the tinkling glass sound and the cussing. I'm sure the next day at work, coffeeless, he was a real bear to be around.

I recently ran across an old thermos, glass intact, and later found a NOS replacent liner as well. I bought them both for nostalgia's sake. I then found an older bottle with a rubber cork style stopper and bought it also. Heaven help me... I think I have the start of another collection.

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Oh, you must be from CARY (containment area for relocated Yankees.) My sister lives in Morganton, she's married to a good ole boy.

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Over and over and over. I rode a horse to school with my lunch bucket tied on behind the cantle in a Levi Jacket. If we jumped the crick or a ditch, things could go wrong in a hurry.

Many's the time I started to untie that jacket and things were running down the side of my horse.

Them was hungry days they was.

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I have a Stanley that's about 50 years old: uses a cork, which has been stuck for the last 10 years.

Anyone have any ideas about how to remove the cork without destroying it?

Wow, with not knowing what's in there, might be a wise choice to leave it and sell on ebay....LOL
Try soaking in hot water. Seams to work well for others.

Wouldn't that make it bigger?

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Not sure, but It will help lube and soften the cork. You may end up destroying it anyway but you tried!

Is the cork numbered to the thermos

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I've broken numerous glass-lined ones.
My SIL bought me a stainless one 30 years ago. I still use it every day.
One of the very best and most useful gifts I have ever received in my entire life.

My old Stanley thermos is going strong at about 30 years old. It's beat to heck. Nice thing about them is you can easily buy new cap/cups, pour spouts and O rings for them. I remember the glass lined ones, mostly shattered.

This Stanley almost 60 years old.
Dick

A friend crashed his car really bad, like rolled it multiple times into a field.
He survived but was hurt pretty bad.

The only thing not broken was the stainless steel thermos.

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my thermos had a real cork stopper (mid 1950's) at lunch time, it was a real challenge to get the thing out.....

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I'd use the muzzle loading tool that is used to extract a lead ball. It fits on a ramrod and is basically a coarse threaded screw. If you pushed the cork to the bottom you could get enough support to penetrate the cork. Who knows, you may not even destroy the cork.
Dave

I think some do unscrew from the bottom like a flashlight. The liner goes in and the top sticks out. When you thread the top on, the plastic 'cork' thingy goes into the mouth and seals it.

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