The Drought is Over (for one day at least!)

Hello PC3, SusieQT here from Practice in Time!

First off, I have to say that I have been getting a little bit worried about the state of thrifting in general. Whether you're out to resell or just to find cool things for yourself, it wasn't looking so hot. I think I walked out of more stores empty-handed than with a purchase, and that used to never happen! It seemed like the pickings were slim since November, especially for Pyrex.

Well, I am happy to say that it seems like my luck has changed, at least for today! And it's funny, too, because I feel like crap today and haven't been out all week, but talked myself into going this afternoon just to get out of the house...

I finally found some Pyrex! The Golden Acorn DD is a duplicate for me, but it was in mint condition and had the lid, so I picked it up for $6. 

The Butterprint 401 is something I sorely needed to work on my 400 series set, and was only $2! I have all the 440s and 400s now except the elusive 404. I have been trying to keep away from buying online too, because of all the horror stories of stuff breaking lately. So far I've had great luck, but I don't want to push it, plus it's more fun to find it in the wild.

And the clear 502 fridgie in the middle is one of the early ones, only made from 1950-52. How do I know? Well, besides coming with an old-style lid, it has the sunshine stamp on the bottom. They only made clear 501s and 502s during those years, and when the clear ones were re-introduced in the 80s they would have had a microwave stamp.

I found a few other goodies today too, pop on over to my blog to check them out! 

Clear Fridgie Set!

A few weekends ago I had to go to Palm Springs about 2 hours away to watch my hubby's film at a film festival. He is so sweet. He let me go thrifting while him and my son went and saw Superman.

The film my hubby produced. 

There wasn't much there in terms of Pyrex but man they have a ton of thrift stores in Cathedral City!

My best score was a clear fridge set. Yeah newer stamps, but all with lids and in great condition. It would be the only clear Pyrex I own now.

You can see my other finds at treasures my husband hates.

Until then, check out the trailer for his film over at Vimeo. 

~Katie

Pyrex from 1939

Hi all, SusieQT here from Practice in Time . Since today is my anniversary, I thought I'd show you one of my most special pieces of Pyrex. This is a covered casserole from 1939.

Of course, we go nuts for the colored Pyrex, but the clear pieces started being manufactured back 1915, with one of the original sizes being this 1 1/2 qt casserole.

I love the shape of the knob at top- so cute! 

Here is a close up of the lid. It is all etched in a flowers and vines pattern. 

And the "dollar sign" mark on the bottom.

You may be wondering how I can date this exactly to 1939. Well, I can actually date it to October 21, 1939- because it was a wedding present to my grandparents when they were married on this date back then.

Pyrex Prize Recipes: spaghetti

Recipe #2 made from Pyrex Prize Recipes

Creole Spaghetti

What a miss. So sad that this recipe totally disappointed us. 

 

Pyrex measuring cups, butter dish and Pyrex prize Recipes book

Spring Blossom square baker

It looks nothing like the book.  Time to pick another recipe to try. You can read the previous recipe review and the full review of this one at treasuresmyhh

 

Measuring Cup........s

It was like Christmas a few weeks ago. I found a red and a green dish at the same Salvation Army.

read about them here: treasuresmyhh

But I also got this little guy for $1. Anyone point me towards how old or new it is? I love the style of the handle. And the spout seems better than the new new ones you can buy.  Pretty sure it was loved. Makes me love it more, all used.

I have like 8 measuring cups now. From a huge to tiny.

Free Pyrex!

Hi PC3! I'm SusieQT from Practice in Time, and I'm so thrilled to be a contributor here. I succumbed to the Pyrex affliction last summer and have been collecting mostly Primary and Butterprint ever since.

I have been using Pyrex all my life, of course, but mostly the clear stuff. And as much as I love the colors and patterns... well, we all know they can't go through the dishwasher. And as a stay-at-home entrpreneur ;) with two small kids, I am all about the dishwasher.

So while I collect Pyrex to display and use (carefully) I often find myself relying on those pieces that are clear or just plain white for everyday use, and dishwashing!

And since I am also all about frugal living, I try to buy my pieces as cheap as possible. I prowl the thrifts, the yard sales, the flea markets, etc. for Pyrex.

There is nothing I like better than finding cheap Pyrex, except, of course, finding free Pyrex!

I nabbed these two cuties outside of one of my favorite thrifts, on the "Free" pile! I don't know how or why they got there, but heck, I'm not complaining! I will get lots of use out of the divided dish- I have a primary yellow one in which I usually bake a chicken leg or two on one side with the stuffing on the other. I also make my own bread every week, so the loaf pan will sure come in handy. It has the old style scalloped handles. The loaf pan has a few chips around the rim, but nothing that makes it completely unusable, while the divided dish is pristine. Not bad for being free!

Pop on over to my blog for more thrifting adventures and some fun projects!