Ubiquitous in laboratories and science classrooms, the classic Griffin Low Form beaker is easy to fill, pour, and clean out. For the same reasons, it’s one of our favorite tools in the artist’s studio. You can use it as a water cup, a brush vase, a mixing vessel, or a solvent cup, and in each case you can easily clean it out and use it again.

Made by Pyrex from borosilicate glass and featuring distinctive blue markings, the Vista series is an inexpensive and high-quality choice in lab glass. You can use a grease pencil to mark the blue label space with the beaker’s contents.

400 mL capacity, with 25 mL gradations to 325 mL. Also available in 250 mL and 1000 mL.