Lots of Pyrex Today

Hi, I'm new to PC3, and have been collecting Pyrex for a little less than a year. There's a nice little thrift shop near my home that I try to get to several times a week. Today there was more than usual on the Pyrex shelf.

I was really happy to see this much Pyrex all at once, in good shape, and at $3 apiece.  I share Pyrex finds with a friend, so I won't keep all of these, but it was really fun to find it today!

Royal Divided

A while ago I came across the bottom of the "Royal" divided dish. I knew one day I would find the lid. Well at first I didn't know what the lid was but thanks to Flickr and some Facebook groups I figured it out. 

Friday while hitting up the local thrifts I found the lid! And the bottom. Mint!  The blue is so pretty. I think it is the most beautiful blue of all the Pyrex. 

Now I have an extra bottom for sale.  Let me know if you are interested. 

No chips or cracks, a few flea bites, great condition. 

You can see more of the lovey dish at Treasure My Husband Hates

Gooseberry Goosebumps

I have already confessed to you all my obsession with fridge dishes. Well, as if I didn't have enough, the other day, I found my first ever Gooseberry fridgie at a thrift store. No lid, but for a whole dollar, I was ecstatic nonetheless -- I actually got goosebumps! I've never even seen any piece of Gooseberry in person (even at antique shops!) I love that it also matches my pink fridgie. 

Did I say I was only going to collect Butterfly Gold?? Umm. I think I have to retract my statement...

Brenda

Pink Daisy Round casserole?

I found this awhile ago on flickr. Some lucky person got a hold of this beauty!! I couldn't believe it!
It is a Pink Daisy ROUND CASSEROLE #475 dish! She bought it off of ebay.
Did anyone know that this existed because I didn't!!?

Got the pictures from here 

Pyrex in Drips and Drops

Hi PC3, SusieQT here from Practice in Time! Usually the late winter/early spring season is the best for thrifting around here. People are de-cluttering for their New Years resolutions plus getting started with their Spring cleaning.  I have been going out to my favorite stores regularly with high hopes for vintage goodies in general (mostly to stock my Etsy Store) and Pyrex in particular. And I have to say that I am less than impressed.

I went to two stores last week, both of which have been good to me recently in the Pyrex department. And I found some, but not what I have been hoping for. At the first store, I found a mismatched casserole, (bottom was plain Horizon blue and top appeared to be a very faded gold scroll design) but didn't buy it for $6. I also saw a ton of Glassbake and FireKing divided dishes and casseroles- maybe we all need to start collecting those since Pyrex is getting scarce, LOL.

I did come away with what I thought were two Pyrex restaurant ware dishes and a Fire King mug for 50 cents each. I love Fire King mugs, and this one is such a beautiful buttery yellow. It almost matches the Pyrex primary yellow, but is a shade lighter, and in perfect condition. It makes me so happy to use these for my morning coffee. I wonder why Pyrex didn't make more of their patterns in mugs; I mean, wouldn't it be great to have a Butterprint mug or maybe a New Dots?

The restaurantware dishes I thought were the Bluegrass pattern (see it at the upper right on this blog header), and I bet most of you would think the same thing. Unfortunately, the thrift store had a huge price sticker all across the bottom and it wasn't until I got home that I realized it was very slightly different and made by Anchor Hocking. I imagine a lot of designs were virtually copied by all the major glass firms so they would be almost interchangeable when a restaurant needed to order more. It's OK, though, I'm not a label whore and have already used the dishes a couple times.

At the second thrift I usually find good Pyrex, albeit expensive Pyrex. This time was no exception. I saw quite a bit of FireKing and Glassbake again- that dang green flower pattern is everywhere!!- and a few pieces of the good stuff. I left a Spring Blossom casserole on the shelf (don't collect that pattern) and it hurt, but I had to walk away from a Snowflake Garland loaf pan. At $9.00 I don't need it that bad. If it was a casserole or a fridgie, I probably would have sucked it up and bought it. 

The only other pieces of (not clear) Pyrex on the shelf did come home with me, though. Two yellow hostess dishes for $2 each are more in line with what I'm looking for. They weren't in the best of shape, but aren't too bad and are a size I use a lot. 

So, small potatoes in the Pyrex department. But it's better than nothing, and I will keep hoping that next time I go I'll find the Pyrex score of my dreams...

I'm Sorry, but they're cute even when they're dirty!

Baked some delicious and simple beer bread, and I wasn't even angry that I made so many dirty dishes... My sink looked cute filled with pink and turquoise dirty dishes!! Must buy the tea towels at Fresh Pastry Stand! So fabulous- Would have been adorable over my bread!

<3, Christina
Belle of the Blog

Hi Everyone
I found this today in a thrift shop. I paid $9 for it and it's in perfect condition. I just don't know what pattern it is. Can you guys help?  It isn't a divided dish. It's 2.5 qt. 
Thanks!