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The Attic |
| -- Newly Acquired Pieces -- |
| Commemorative Plate | |
| This is nice, complete in the original cardboard sleeve. This plate commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Corning Plant in Greencastle, PA. The plant was opened in 1960 and the plate was produced 25 years later. Really nice photo of the plant. | |
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| Oval Casserole with handled Lid | ||
| This is an oval casserole with a matching lid. This piece is numbered #110 and was listed as a covered baking dish. It was first produced in 1921. As you can see by the pictures, this piece has seen very little use; however, it also offers, upon closeup, a numerous amount of bubbles and straw marks in the glass, indicative of the manufacturing of the day. | ||
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| Oval Casserole with Mounter | ||
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is a #632, 1 qt oval casserole with lid. The mounter is Farberware,
a company known throughout the 20th century for matching their metal
pieces to elegant glassware.The piece has a nice etched lid which make it
a wonderful centerpiece for any table setting. The #632, with the
lid, would have cost you 50 cents in 1941.This small casserole enjoyed a
long run, as it was first produced in 1927.
You will notice that the casserole in the 2nd row is different from the top one. This is a small, round piece numbered 622-022. It was produced during the same time span as the oval #632, but has no lid. Corning produced many of their early pieces with two numbers. They called the 600 series casseroles, and came complete with lid. They called the 000 series open bakers, and came without a lid. Linda questioned why I purchased this piece without a lid, and I simply commented that maybe it never had a lid! |
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| Mushroom Dome | |
| This is a #320 mushroom dome. It consists of a round open baker with a dome cover. We are very fortunate to have acquired this for the museum as there were not many produced, and many of those have disappeared. Two sizes of dome were produced, one which was 5 1/2 inches and one which was 7 inches. These were listed in the 1917 Pyrex dealer catalog at $1.00 and $1.60, respectively. | |
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| Ceiling Light Fixture | |||
| What a great find! This is a light fixture from a church in Greenville, GA. Evidently these were replaced when the church was remodeled, and they ended up in an antique shop in town. Wish we could have found out more about them, but did learn that the fixtures, as well as the church, had been there for a long, long time. Notice that we were able to also recover the metal frames with these pieces. These pieces (we were able to obtain two) are large, with the metal frame measuring 12", and they are heavy, thick glass. In the second picture from the left you can see the clips that allowed one to open the fixture to change the bulb, and in the third picture is the Pyrex name. Notice also that it says, "PYREX ® MADE FOR ". It appears that the rest of the lettering was removed from the mold. They probably began by making these for one customer, then expanded their business and removed the original customer name!! But that is only my conjecture. | |||
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