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Post by knotlazy on Sept 13, 2015 5:14:53 GMT
Wow, I love these pieces and collections y'all are posting!!! I don't collect, but I have some sentimental pieces from both grandmas kitchens that I specifically asked for. No one else in the family cared either way, so I was happy to get them. From my granny (mom's mom) I have the primary colored refridgertor set with lids (yellow square baker with a blue and two small red ones that all stack perfectly together). Circa 40-50s. I love it! She used to make apple cobbler in the yellow baker and I do now as well ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) From my grandma (dad's mom), I have the primary nesting mixing bowl set plus an extra yellow big bowl. She used these all the time and served potato salad in the yellow bowls at family cookouts and things. Love them. Also circa 40-50s. I recently found an extra red dish for the refrigerator set at Goodwill for 50cents. I bought it just in case. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) I do always check thrift stores for pieces, though. ^^^ My mom has that set, and the yellow one was always used to make a frozen pineapple / marshmallow / Cool Whip salad for Christmas dinner. It just wouldn't taste the same if it was made in a different container!!
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Post by justkaren on Sept 13, 2015 14:01:11 GMT
[/quote]I love your pyrex collection, but I am dying over your table. Can you tell us a bit about it?[/quote] ceepea Hi! It's an enamel top table from the 50's/60's. It has extending ends that fold under/into the table if not needed. I searched high and low for one at a reasonable price and I love it!! I'll take a full on picture in a bit! Thank you everyone for your comments! This Pyrex collecting has gotten out of hand all over with resellers and others jumping on the bandwagon and the prices have sky rocketed! When I first started I could go into an antique store and find pieces under $8. Since I've met max overload in my kitchen, I stick to buying pieces when I run across them cheaply. Yesterday, I ran across three pieces that look barely used and I spend a total of $10. I completed a fridge set with 2 and added a loaf pan to my collection!
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Sept 13, 2015 17:25:08 GMT
Those of you that collect, do you use your vintage Pyrex or just have it on display?
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 13, 2015 17:37:41 GMT
Those of you that collect, do you use your vintage Pyrex or just have it on display? So I sort of lied earlier. Well, I didn't mean to really, but I wasn't really thinking. I do have some pyrex, and sunbeam and whatever else it is...and yes, I use it all the time and it is on display. I collect milk glass, and an extension of that is the white glass mixing bowls-usually the mixing bowls for the early stand mixers. It isn't really milk glass-it is a heavy, opaque white glass,, but I like it and have all sorts of sizes that I use regularly. So in a way I do actually have some vintage pyrex, but it is plain heavy white glass. No designs. I pick it up at Goodwill for a dollar usually. It is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying mixing bowls at Walmart.
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Post by momgo on Sept 13, 2015 18:44:00 GMT
I have a few pieces but they're not on display they're just part of the rest of my cooking/baking dishes and I use the regularly.
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Post by scrapaddie on Sept 13, 2015 18:44:11 GMT
I just shake my head in alarm when I think of all the '70's vintage I gave away because of it's color, Harvest Gold. I got it all as wedding presents. And Yep, harvest gold
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Sept 13, 2015 18:47:00 GMT
Those of you that collect, do you use your vintage Pyrex or just have it on display? I have a small collection and use all if it. Half of what I have are refrigerator dishes which I really like to use. Wish I had more. ![](https://www.google.com/search?q=pyrex+butterprint+refrigerator+dishes&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS656US656&hl=en-US&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAmoVChMI1JOw89b0xwIVjNQeCh06wAr1&biw=768&bih=909#imgrc=6tMY3Aq-65kSKM%3A)
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Sept 13, 2015 19:06:14 GMT
Those of you that collect, do you use your vintage Pyrex or just have it on display? I have a small collection and use all if it. Half of what I have are refrigerator dishes which I really like to use. Wish I had more. ![](https://www.google.com/search?q=pyrex+butterprint+refrigerator+dishes&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS656US656&hl=en-US&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAmoVChMI1JOw89b0xwIVjNQeCh06wAr1&biw=768&bih=909#imgrc=6tMY3Aq-65kSKM%3A) Are the refrigerator pieces just for storage somewhat like Tupperware or Lock N Lock?
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Sept 13, 2015 19:14:10 GMT
I have a small collection and use all if it. Half of what I have are refrigerator dishes which I really like to use. Wish I had more. ![](https://www.google.com/search?q=pyrex+butterprint+refrigerator+dishes&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS656US656&hl=en-US&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAmoVChMI1JOw89b0xwIVjNQeCh06wAr1&biw=768&bih=909#imgrc=6tMY3Aq-65kSKM%3A) Are the refrigerator pieces just for storage somewhat like Tupperware or Lock N Lock? I tried to link a picture of the butterprint set I have but didn't have luck on my iPad. The lids are glass. will try again ![](https://img0.etsystatic.com/014/0/5825905/il_340x270.457144522_mch4.jpg)
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Post by zztop11 on Sept 13, 2015 19:38:14 GMT
Good news for all of you Pyrex lovers out there. The Corning Glass Museum in Corning New York has a special exhibit all about vintage Pyrex. It's on now through March 17, 2016. Here is the link to their site: www.cmog.org/collection/exhibitions/pyrexThis museum is fabulous. I highly recommend it. I haven't seen this exhibit. We were there about 6 days before it started ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/mYSUyHtG9Jrcmm_ydVcK.jpg) However the museum is absolutely fabulous. I can't imagine that this exhibit is anything but fab also!
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Sept 13, 2015 19:47:43 GMT
Good news for all of you Pyrex lovers out there. The Corning Glass Museum in Corning New York has a special exhibit all about vintage Pyrex. It's on now through March 17, 2016. Here is the link to their site: www.cmog.org/collection/exhibitions/pyrexThis museum is fabulous. I highly recommend it. I haven't seen this exhibit. We were there about 6 days before it started ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/mYSUyHtG9Jrcmm_ydVcK.jpg) However the museum is absolutely fabulous. I can't imagine that this exhibit is anything but fab also! Thanks for sharing that link - so cool! I am having the best time looking at the pattern library. What a great resource. Looks like the solid pink Was only manufactured for one year 1955-56 which makes it so hard to find. Sadly, Pyrex was not made for dishwashers and the old patterns probably were damaged because of that.
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Post by tania7424 on Sept 13, 2015 19:53:27 GMT
I love the vintage pink. Right along with everyone else in the free world. I have a rectangle casserole in it with the glass lid in the Cinderella pattern. My MIL buys me vintage Pyrex whenever she finds it.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 13, 2015 22:00:12 GMT
I don't have all that much vintage Pyrex, but what I do have, I use. I actually like washing them by hand-- reminds me of growing up helping my mom in the kitchen, I guess.
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Post by teddyw on Sept 13, 2015 22:21:02 GMT
On US 1 in StAugustine,FL is a shop north of downtown that has a whole section of this for sale. It's past the airport in case any peas want to go. I can't remember the store's actual name because we lovingly called it the junk store. I miss going there.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2015 22:31:49 GMT
Nicole- pin away!! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) Oh, lawdy. Now I feel like guzzling gin. That black snowflake stuff is calling to me again. Thanks for sharing. justkaren: your cabinet and arrangement is spectacular. I've always had a weakness for those polka dot bowls, too. Aw, hell, someone just make me a gin martini. Straight up. Karen, do you use your pieces? (Edit: woops, I was too enchanted by the photo and didn't read all the words. Yes, you DO use them.) How long have you been collecting? Yes, we do use them!! The other side of my kitchen has the Pyrex baking and pie plates that get used as well. I'm about 2 years into collecting Pyrex, but I've collected vintage kitchen stuff for about 15 years. Back in the day I collected jadeite dishes, bowls, etc. Then it went to milk glass and it spun itself into Pyrex. I have a problem. Anyone want any? Lol! I would love to see your milk glass!! Do you display it like your Pyrex?
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Post by SnowWhite on Sept 14, 2015 17:46:51 GMT
I know I'm a little late to this party, but I also have a small pyrex collection. I've gotten all my pieces from yard sales, vintage, thrift and antique shops. I'm currently in a holding pattern until I can get a display cabinet for them since boxes on my living room floor don't look at good ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) It's not been mentioned that I can see on this thread, but I use this site: Pyrex Love a lot for identifying patterns and stuff.
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Post by janeinbama on Sept 14, 2015 17:58:44 GMT
I jumped in about 2 years ago. I have about 15 pieces. I do use it, but do not put it in the dishwasher so that keeps me from reaching for it more often. I learned online that if it was made prior to dishwashers and microwaves do not use start now. I am controlling my impulses and only buy what I don't have.
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Post by khaleesi on Sept 14, 2015 19:55:29 GMT
You are speaking my love language ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) I adore vintage Pyrex and to answer a prior poster, I use it every day. I am currently only collecting two patterns: Butterfly Gold and Spring Daisy, but I keep eyeballing others. Just this past weekend I picked up 15 Butterfly Gold Corelle dinner plates to go into my cupboard. We use the Corelle for everyday dishes in both the butterfly and daisy patterns. I just stack them all up and we use them. Butterfly Gold was my mom's pattern she got for her bridal shower and wedding and she sent me two of her bowls a couple of years ago to make sugar cookies with because they don't taste right if they are not made in those bowls ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) and I've been collecting ever since. She still has her Corelle plates and bowls that she is starting to ship to me every few months. I've got a list I keep on my phone of what I am on the hunt for to complete my sets. I also keep letting my eyes stray towards Fire King. I picked up a cool serving set the same day I found the Corelle. I'll have to share a picture. I was inspired by the thread awhile back when chendra posted about her flamboyant casserole. I found this and decided it needed to come home and be a centerpiece on my dining room table for awhile. I cannot even tell it has been used, it is pristine. ![](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/thumbnailer/s7Foi2o_6v5MKIE1tkD1.jpg)
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Post by scrapperal on Sept 14, 2015 20:19:58 GMT
This thread is at once beautiful and dangerous!
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Post by scrapperal on Sept 14, 2015 20:23:02 GMT
Butterfly Gold was my mom's pattern she got for her bridal shower and wedding and she sent me two of her bowls a couple of years ago to make sugar cookies with because they don't taste right if they are not made in those bowls ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) and I've been collecting ever since. I also keep letting my eyes stray towards Fire King. I picked up a cool serving set the same day I found the Corelle. I'll have to share a picture. I was inspired by the thread awhile back when chendra posted about her flamboyant casserole. I found this and decided it needed to come home and be a centerpiece on my dining room table for awhile. I cannot even tell it has been used, it is pristine. Such a sweet sentiment about the bowls. I have a few of those Corelle plates at home. I got rid of the rest of the dishes, but the plates are so handy! I like the old Corelle better than the new. And the casserole? Swoon! So beautiful!!!
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Post by Gravity on Sept 14, 2015 22:45:15 GMT
Are the refrigerator pieces just for storage somewhat like Tupperware or Lock N Lock? I tried to link a picture of the butterprint set I have but didn't have luck on my iPad. The lids are glass. will try again ![](https://img0.etsystatic.com/014/0/5825905/il_340x270.457144522_mch4.jpg) My mother had the set in your photo. She probably sold it in a garage sale. I wish I had it.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 14, 2015 22:48:00 GMT
khaleesi, congratulations on that serving set. I like the rack, too, with the gold balls. You and chendra need to have a cocktail party together. With little-grape-jelly-meatball appetizers, natch. And fussy toothpicks.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Sept 14, 2015 22:54:19 GMT
My mom had a Pyrex flameware coffeepot, I don't know what happened to it. I bought a 4 cup version, cheap on eBay. Makes the best coffee! ![](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2c/8c/08/2c8c08f9d0e80819c9812a0f4fda9da9.jpg)
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 14, 2015 23:07:11 GMT
khaleesi, congratulations on that serving set. I like the rack, too, with the gold balls. You and chendra need to have a cocktail party together. With little-grape-jelly-meatball appetizers, natch. And fussy toothpicks. *giggle* She said she liked your rack and gold balls. *giggle*
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 14, 2015 23:10:46 GMT
Are the refrigerator pieces just for storage somewhat like Tupperware or Lock N Lock? I have several refrigerator dishes - different brands, not just Pyrex. It's funny, I wasn't even thinking of them when I started this thread. They were designed for refrigerator storage and they usually stack. (A couple of my oldest ones don't stack because they have cool tops with protruding knobs.) I've used them in the fridge, in cabinets, on the counter. I've used them for non-food items, too. The lids are fitted but not very secure...nothing like plastic lids that snap on. I buy errant lids when I see them in thrift stores because I've broken a couple. Sometimes they're opaque glass, like Pyrex. Many are clear or colored glass. Some are pottery. They can be square, rectangular, or round - and different sizes. I'm a sucker for the green glass ones. ![](http://2670.antiquesnavigator.com/ebay/images/2012/330819035474.jpg)
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 14, 2015 23:13:25 GMT
*giggle* She said she liked your rack and gold balls. *giggle* Who's been hanging with teen boys too much? ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/OrTI4SBmZ2ZYSFv6ag4f.jpg) ETA: And beating you to the punch: I wrote "protruding knobs" in my post above^.
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 14, 2015 23:17:28 GMT
*giggle* She said she liked your rack and gold balls. *giggle* Who's been hanging with teen boys too much? ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/OrTI4SBmZ2ZYSFv6ag4f.jpg) ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ivm7lm0DayrhoRpwvCeH.jpg)
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Post by chendra on Sept 15, 2015 0:56:18 GMT
khaleesi, congratulations on that serving set. I like the rack, too, with the gold balls. You and chendra need to have a cocktail party together. With little-grape-jelly-meatball appetizers, natch. And fussy toothpicks. khaleesi, that is indeed a fancy set! Your meatballs will look splendid in those. Is the golden rack the kind with a candle warmer? My neighbors are having a potluck this week. I'm going to take couscous in my glittery casserole dish! I wish I had a nice rack too. What to wear, what to wear . . .
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Post by scrapperal on Sept 15, 2015 0:57:05 GMT
Do the refrigerator dishes keep foods fresh? I have a couple of dishes and the lids are so loose. Would they keep the chopped onion smell contained for a day or two?
Also, can the dishes without metal paint be microwaved? Maybe I'll be able to get more use out of my dishes.
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 15, 2015 1:00:40 GMT
Do the refrigerator dishes keep foods fresh? I have a couple of dishes and the lids are so loose. Would they keep the chopped onion smell contained for a day or two? Also, can the dishes without metal paint be microwaved? Maybe I'll be able to get more use out of my dishes. I don't know about all of them, but I have a ton of the clear and green fire king refrigerator dishes that I put in the microwave all the time. I don't generally take them straight from the cold and zap them into submission-I don't think it is a good idea to change the temps of glass no matter the age.
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