Not Pyrex, but a Fire King find

Hi PCIII- SusieQT here from Practice in Time.

I just wanted to pop in today and share my latest find. It's not Pyrex, but Fire King. (Hey, all us milk glass fanatics got to stick together, right?)


Maybe it's heresy around these parts, but besides Pyrex, I do collect a couple Fire King patterns. I'm particularly partial to the hand painted ones, like Peach Blossom- so dreamy mixed with pink Pyrex and jadeite...sigh...

Anyway!


I had a few moments to spare yesterday on my way to work, so decided to stop at a thrift store on the way in. Boy am I glad I did!

In the Halloween rack I found a pair of mens shoes from the 1890s. (Check out my blog for pix of those!)

And then in the housewares section, I happened across one of the more desirable Fire King items yesterday- a Colonial Bands lidded grease jar (think Pyrex Stripes), and wanted to share it with you all:

So what do you guys think- can Pyrex and Fire King (and Glassbake, etc..) coexist, or do you stick to just one brand?

Yellow Large Bowl find at Goodwill

Hey everyone!  I joined a couple of weeks ago, but haven't had time to write yet.  I haven't been finding much lately, and this weekend I finally found a copule of pieces at our local Goodwill, including this large yellow bowl in almost perfect condition. I already have the same bowl (which i use as my  popcorn bowl), but the paint is a little bit scratched and is matte instead of glossy like this, so I was excited to find this.  That was until I flipped it over and looked at the price- $15!  It was in such good condition I was actually tempted to buy it, but it was just a little too much.  I brought it up to the register with a smaller blue blow (that was marked $10) and asked to talk to the manager.  I told her I'd bought similar pieces there for much less and she ended up reducing the yellow one to $6 and the blue one to $4- she said they had a new pricer who was pricing everything way to high.  I felt a little wierd to ask but she agreed right away and had no problem giving me a new price, so I guess its always worth it to ask. :)

~Michelle  (stargazundesigns.blogspot.com)

Who made this??

Can anyone tell me who made this????...It has no label on the bottom or no pattern on the bottom like glasbake has. it is just solid.


I picked it up at RWB for $2.95. I have never seen this pattern before.

Here are my finds...

I went to local thrift shops this Friday & Saturday , I found a lot of unique things...




First is this Anchor Hocking Fire king Loaf dish, I saw it at a GW I stopped at, and I loved the pink and red combination. I have never seen this pattern before and picked it up for $2.00. The strange thing about this piece is that my husband noticed the spelling in the back was spelled upside down, so it is a misprint...wonder if that means this piece is more rare? or more valuable?

I found this set below at RWB thrift. I got this Butterfly Gold set for $7.95, there was a couple of pieces that I had to throw out because they were chipped and discolored, other than that the rest are perfect!

I found this set at Savers yesterday, I got 8 dinner plates for $4.99, 8 cereal bowls for $4.99 & Platter for $2.99. It was a great find!

Now here is all of my Butterfly Gold plates sitting on my bakers rack. Awesome isn't it?!

I picked up these 6 lunch plates at RWB, I got them for $3.95 for all!!

I could not see the makers mark because the masking tape was hiding it.

It says on the back Mexico 5. I researched it and it turns out it was a company in Mexico that was a company by the name Termocrisa. They made plates to resemble Anchor Hocking Fire King. But these plates were very well made and are still beautiful! 

This pattern I found out is from the 60's.

I found these plates at a local GW 2 weeks ago. 

These are by Anchor Hocking Fire King, I bought these for $1.95 a piece, there was only 2 left.

I found these beauties at Savers. I was so excited because this is my first pattern that I have of Gooseberry. I have never ran across it till now.

The 4 Qt. mixing bowl was $2.99, 2.5 Qt. was $1.99 & the 1 1/2 Pt. was 0.99 cents!

Is this color rare? Because I know the pink and white is more common and have never seen this color scheme in person.

I found this turquoise bowl at RWB. It is by Pyrex but I am not sure what year it came out, I know nothing about this! Anyone have any info???

This is a new pattern for me by Glasbake. I love the color of it! Not sure of the name of the pattern? and how old?

These three are awesome! I found the coffee holder at RWB, got it for $2.95! I love the color scheme! It is so cute.

Found this Pyrex "Square Flowers". Seems to be a casserole dish without the lid.  I got this for $2.95 Anybody know any more info on this?

And the bottom I believe is the "Verde" pattern. (Without the lid) it is an oval casserole bowl.

I bought this for $1.99 at Savers

I bought this 2 weeks ago at a GW for $1.99!! It is the "snowflake" pattern by Pyrex. It is called a Space Saver

I also got the one on the bottom (right) with the lid at RWB for $12.95.

I found yesterday at GW, the Snowflake casserole (not divided) for $3.00

and the Divided casserole without the lid for $1.99. This pattern I am loving so far, but I have not found the white on Turquoise 

To see more of my finds..please visit my blog @ Pyrexjunkie.blogspot.com

Golden Grapes Promotional Dip Bowl

I was pretty excited to find this adorable little dip bowl this weekend at the Goodwill for .99 cents!  I had no idea what pattern it was or any other information about it.  I just knew it had to be unique because of its blue, delphite color as the base, because most all Pyrex is milk glass or something similar. 

 

Of course, I had to check out Pyrex Love when I got home.  That is where I found out that this bowl is the baby dip bowl to a promotional chip N' dip set from 1960! 

 

It is difficult to see in the pictures but the bowl is blue on the inside, sort of white/blue opalescent outside with gold metallic pattern of grapes.  It is much more pretty in person:)

 

Okay, now I am on the hunt for the matching chip bowl and wire holder! 

Wish me luck!!!

 

 

Pyrex Spotting, Collection Update, & Display!

I haven't posted in a long time, and as a result, I have a lot to share! I'll just post a few pictures here, and you can check out the rest on my blog!

First up, some Pyrex spotting: I spied a Harvest Wheat on How I Met Your Mother.

Secondly, I added many of my "must haves" to my collection this summer and scored some major deals!

Lace Medallion promo in mint condition!

Hex signs promo with original box and cradle, $12.

I'd been dying for some Daisy casseroles, so I bit the bullet and bought online.

2 Blue Horizon casseroles for $10.

I can't get enough of the Friendship pattern!

I bought these 2 casseroles, as well as a Town & Country round and a Golden Acorn divided dish, for $6 total!

 And here's a glimpse at my rapidly growing collection, most of which I sadly had to leave behind in Missouri!

To top it off, I'm also sharing my Pyrex wish list:

Anyone else coveting some of those beauties? Or are you lucky enough to already own any of them? And how's your collecting going lately? Check out my full post and let me know!

I found some treasures today!

I am so exhausted believe it or not from thrifting! I shopped non-stop from 10am till 3pm.
I found some really awesome treasures today. I did not even unwrap anything yet, that is how tired I am.

Sometime tonight or tomorrow I will post of what I found..until then happy hunting!

-Cristina