Anyone know how an old thermos unscrews

[peterdeb]

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.

 

[jimmyj]

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.

 

[Muss Muggins]

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?

 

[Alk8944]

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!

 

[brigeton]

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?

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.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

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.

Regards,

Dave

 

[THE PILGRIM]

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!

 

[Salty RI]

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.

 

[handejector]

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?

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

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

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

 

[Rule3]

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.

 

[Muss Muggins]

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.

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

 

[Texas Star]

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

 

[Salty RI]

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

Yeah but when was the last time you read directions.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Yeah but when was the last time you read directions.

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

 

[brigeton]

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.

 

[Bullet Bob]

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.

 

[peterdeb]

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.

 

[da gimp]

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...

 

[Alk8944]

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.

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!