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| AuGratin Dish | ||
| This piece is a #331, 9" au gratin dish. This particular piece was also known as a shirred egg dish. The #331 was first produced in 1926. This particular piece is spotless, without even any roughness from sliding on a shelf!! About 85 years old and almost perfect!! | ||
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| One Quart Round Casserole | ||
| This is a 1 qt casserole numbered #022-622 - this is a cute little casserole, only measuring 7" across. The lid is a matching #622-C, and has a beautiful floral etching. The lid is a Victor cover, sits on the inner rim of the bottom and extends out to the edge of the bottom. The #622 was first introduced in 1926. | ||
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| One Quart Round Casserole | ||
| The lid is marked #167, which would be the lid for a 1 qt. round casserole first produced in 1917. The bottom is completely unmarked, very unusual for a piece of Pyrex!! The etchings on both the top and the bottom lead us to believe that these two pieces have always been together (another mystery from the depths of kitchenwares past). The lid is even etched on the knob and the base of the knob! | ||
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| The lid is marked #683, and the bottom is marked #623. OK, they are not matched. But ... we wanted to show how the lid doubles as a serving piece. The only difference between the pieces is the shape of the handles. The beautifully etched lid, which even has a flower in the center, doubles as a hot plate or underpiece for the table. It would keep the heat from the dish from ruining the table itself. Nice combination - nicer idea!! | ||
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| Etched Pie Plate | |
| This is a #209, 9" pie plate with a wide rim. Corning took advantage of the wide rim to etch the rim all the way around. The #209 enjoyed a long run, from 1920 until at least 1943. This was probably one of the earlier pieces, made when the etched ovenware pieces were most popular. | |
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| Glasbake | |
| Corning sometimes allowed other manufacturers to produce Pyrex under their own label. One such instance involved McKee glass, the producers of Glasbake items. The items shown here are Glasbake items produced by McKee Glass. | |
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This is a double boiler - the piece is unmarked but beautiful. It is more
decorative than the usual Pyrex contemporaries, especially with the
painted red bands and their ornate handles.
BELOW: This is a tea pot with a ribbed pattern on the body. This silver band is unusual for this type of piece, but there was no evidence of paint anywhere when this piece was subjected to our "cleaning process!" |
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| Roasting Pan Lid | |
| This could arguably be the largest piece of Pyrex ever produced. You can see the size compared to a ruler below. This is a lid to a roaster, and is #2000. As you can see in the advertisement here which is from 1926, the lid could double as a platter for whatever you cooked. The selling price for this in 1926 was $5.00. | |
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| Measuring Cup | |
| Corning began making the measuring cups we see today, those with the red lettering, in 1941. Prior to that the lettering was not very clear nor distinct. The picture on the left shows the difficulty in reading the lettering. If you happen across a cup you think is Pyrex, but there is no lettering, take a good look at it - you may see it. | |
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| Lab Bottle with etched lettering | |
| For decades Corning has been one of the leaders in producing laboratory glassware. We could probably open a museum on only Pyrex lab ware - there is an interesting idea for someone! We were looking for a 'different' piece to put into the museum, and this definitely qualified. This is an acid bottle, complete with an etched and colored description of the contents. It includes the original plug, marked Pyrex and carrying the number S-24. | |
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| Utility Dishes | |||
| This is a #231 utility dish, first produced in 1917. It is the FIRST Pyrex utility dish produced, appearing in catalogs in 1917. Notice that there are no handles on this dish - this is indicative of the early age of a Pyrex piece. This piece has NOT been used for food!! With the exception of a few 'fleas' on the inner rim it is in perfect condition. | |||
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| This is a #232 utility dish, measuring 11 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/4. This must be one of the earliest Pyrex dishes to include both the piece number and the size on the bottom. We don't know exactly when it was produced, but the white opalescent Pyrex pieces were only produced in the early 20s. Very few were sold to the public because they probably stained badly. This is the only white piece from this era that we have ever seen! | |||
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| refrigerator dish | |||
| This is a nice piece, an early refrigerator storage dish. This piece is numbered #663. It measures 6" square and is 3" deep. This piece was first produced in 19xx, and continued for only a few years. We included a more modern Pyrex refrigerator dish inside of this one to compare the sizes of the two. The 1960s dish easily fits inside of this piece! | |||
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| Bean Pot | |||
| Bean pots were produced by Corning from 1917 until the mid 1930s. This piece is the smallest and earliest of the bean pots. This is numbered 502, and is a named a 'round, petite pot.' It was introduced in 1917 and was discontinued in 1936. This little beauty measures only 3" tall, 4 1/4 to the top of the knob. It could not have held very many beans!! | |||
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| custards or ramekins | |||
| This little beauty is a French style custard or ramekin. This is a #425, which holds 5 oz. and was priced in 1934, when it was introduced, at 10¢. | |||
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| This is a set of matched #410 ramekins. The #410 was introduced in 1927, and was produced only until 1934. Corning sold these pieces individually or in sets of 6, so it is probable that we have an original set here. They have matching etchings and appear to never have been used. There are no imperfections in any of the pieces, not even the smallest of fleas from stacking on the inner rims. This is glassware that is at least 75 years old and in perfect condition! | |||
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| Utility Cover | ||
| This is a utility cover for a 1 1/2 qt round casserole. The number is #723, and this particular piece was produced beginning in 1938. this cover sat on a round casserole which was 4" deep. Evidently it did not sit there much as the label is in almost perfect condition, as is this lid. | ||
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| Commemorative Plate | |
| What a wonderful addition to the museum: a commemorative pie plate recognizing 70 years of Pyrex production! This plate was produced in 1985, and you can see the signed reverse in the picture. Corning should come out with something even better in 2015, on the 100th anniversary of Pyrex! | |
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