Friday, December 14, 2012

Pink Daisy

Ever since I purchased my first vintage Pyrex piece, I have been scouring the Internet for information. I wanted to be able to tell people what the thing was called, what era it was from, and the original price. 

I came across the Pyrex Collective where I discovered I was now the proud owner of a Pink Daisy casserole dish. 

I've been following the Collective, and other Pyrex junkies, for a while now and I'm tickled pink to be an author on this newest one. 



I remember thinking that $5 was a lot for a casserole dish (!) when I purchased this little gem. I live in an area of the country where antiques shops and thrift stores thrive. It's not unusual to pick up generic casserole dishes for only a buck. 

Of course, this was no generic dish. I discovered this advertisement from 1956, where my 1.5 quart casserole was listed for only $4.50! I figured if people paid that much over 50 years ago, then $5 was a steal for today.


Since acquiring that first piece however, I have become somewhat obsessed with Butterfly Gold and any refridgerator Pyrex. On several occasions, the Pink Daisy dish has almost found its way out the door, heading to another thrift shop to make some other collector happy. (I have what seems to be the smallest kitchen in America. I covet some of your collections posted here but I have no space to store the stuff.) It doesn't match anything else in my kitchen plus I haven't seen enough pieces available around here to start collecting this pattern.

But I can't seem to part with it. Not just yet. It reminds me of the day I discovered Pyrex for its true worth.


9 comments:

  1. I wouldn't part with such a beauty....

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  2. I would deff keep it! It is not easy to find near me and I have the 2 1/2 Qt one. I love it and I am sure it will be apart of your kitchen somehow!

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  3. I am also in the running for the smallest kitchen in America!! I really have to curb my jealousy when I see some of the kitchens with the beautiful pyrex displays. I love your staging of the pyrex on top of the old book, what a great idea!

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    1. Thanks! And, as far as having a small kitchen, then you know my pain! More than once I think I have actually drooled over my keyboard when I've seen the amazing collections :) My kitchen is very functional... just no extra storage for Pyrex yumminess unless I'm actually using a piece for something.

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  4. Would never get rid of it!

    Thought would trade it with me for a Butterfly Gold 503, haha.

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    1. If you had asked me a few weeks ago, I may have agreed... but I recently discovered the long-awaited 503 and nabbed one for myself!

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  5. I definitively would have paid the $5 for it. I'm still on the lookout for my first pink piece. If you were close, I'd offer to trade some BG for it!
    :)
    C

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  6. That lonely dish is the only pink design piece I've seen around here - and I thrift a lot. I've seen some plain pink, but they are all in BAD shape. I have quite a bit of BG at the moment... but am currently hunting for the giant cake pan. I didn't even know it existed until I read this blog!

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