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Collecting Pyrex Kitchenware

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Pyrex (r) by CorningWare has been one of the standbys in America's kitchens for generations.

From its Fire-King origins to a host of charming mid-(20th)-century retro patterns, Pyrex has proven durable, useful and versatile.

Vintage Pyrex pieces can still be found in thrift stores and garage sales at attractive prices.  Check out this lens for information about popular patterns and pieces to collect, use and enjoy. 

 

Pyrex Price Guides 

Pyrex: The Unauthorized Collector's Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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Amazon Price: $22.76 (as of 10/11/2008)
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Pyrex by Corning: A Collector's Guide

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Pyrex by Corning: A Supplement and 1997-98 Price Guide

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List Price: $9.95
Used Price: $11.46

Fire-King, Pyrex and Corelle Patterns 

Use these sites to discover more information about those rare pieces you've found.
Corning Ware Cookware Identification and Online price guide
Corning Ware has been a staple in the American kitchen since the late 1950s. In the sixties and seventies when got married or started setting up a kitchen you got Corning Ware, it's as simple as that.

This Online price and pattern identification guide is an top-notch resource.
Pyrex Hot Collectible
Who doesn't remember the bright Pyrex kitchenware items your Mother owned? Now you can recreate the memories for your family with this hot collectible!
The Pyrex Files/Standard Patterns
From the site:
STANDARD/NAMED PATTERNS
These are all the patterns for which I have names. Most items (if not all) that came with holders or stands or other
special accessories were promotional items.
The Pyrex Files/Solid Colors
From the site:
SOLID COLORS
These are the solid colors made in the colored bakeware, including the popular
Primary Colors set, and the Desert Dawn series.
The Pyrex Files/Promotional Items Page 1
From the site:
PROMOTIONAL ITEMS
These are all the patterns that I know are promotional items. I have given
some of them names, and those are marked with an asterisk (*). Note that
this is NOT the official Pyrex name. If you know the real name of a pattern
marked with an asterisk, or of one labeled "unknown",

FireKing Price Guides 

Anchor Hocking's Fire-King & More: Identification & Value Guide, Including Early American Prescut And Wexford (Anchor Hocking's Fire-King and More)

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Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/11/2008)
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Anchor Hocking's Fire-King and More: Identification and Value Guide Including Early American Prescot and Wexford (Anchor Hocking's Fire-King and More)

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List Price: $24.95
Used Price: $9.50

Fire-king: An Information And Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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Amazon Price: $18.96 (as of 10/11/2008)
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Used Price: $13.25

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The Fire King Years and Beyond: Anchor Hocking Decorated Pitchers and Glass (Schiffer Book for Collectors (Paperback))

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Amazon Price: $18.21 (as of 10/11/2008)
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Pyrex Love 

PyrexLove is a fan community for Pyrex collectors. Great look and intuitive navigation, plus useful information.

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Vintage Sapphire Blue Fire-King 

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Caring for your Pyrex 

The dishwasher is the enemy. Here's how to keep your vintage Fire-King and Pyrex pieces bright and colorful.

Plus, learn about the newest Pyrex pieces and offers at the official Corning site.
The Pyrex Files/Care
Caring For Your Pyrex
CAUTION!
NEVER wash your colored Pyrex in the dishwasher!

Almost all of the automatic
dishwasher detergents are abrasive.

They will wear the color off your Pyrex,
and this will begin to be visible even after only a few washings. ALWAYS
hand-wash your Pyrex.
Pyrex Glassware - From Bakeware to Food Storage Containers
Find current information at the Pyrex Web site. Pyrex containers are good from beginning to end and have many different uses from cookware and bakeware to food storage containers.
eBay Guides - Primary colored Pyrex Mixing Bowls
Over the last 15 years I have become the Pyrex bowl maven   I thought I'd share what I learned WARNING NEVER,EVER EVER WASH YOUR PRIMARY COLORED BOWLS IN THE DISHWASHER IT MAKES THE COLOR FADE.  IF YOU CONTINUALLY

Pyrex ramekins 

Ramekins are among my favorite Fire-King and Pyrex pieces, since they can be used so many ways, from dips to deserts..

Try them for baking the individual portions of frozen French Onion soup from Trader Joe's.

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Starting your Fire-King and Pyrex Collection 

Fire-King and Pyrex bakeware and kitchen ware and collecting information.
Pyrex Hot Collectible
Who doesn't remember the bright Pyrex kitchenware items your Mother owned? Now you can recreate the memories for your family with this hot collectible!
Restaurant Ware Online Directory and Links
Top > Personal Collections
Restaurant Ware Links
1. The DeGrafft-Phillips Flip-Top Collection Features heavy glass and vitrified china flip-top containers that were used in restaurants, diners and soda shoppes
Category: %uFFFD Personal Collections Date Adde
Long Island History: How the Kitchen Evolved
It's a thoroughly modern conceit, this notion that we've finally achieved domestic nirvana. And, in fact, evidence of the kitchen's breathtaking change over the past few decades is everywhere, from the microwave and the Cuisinart to the computerized washing machine and the whisper-quiet dishwasher,
Long Island History: To the Mall, Bearing Money
When 6-year-old Lois Sabatella moved to Valley Stream in 1955, Green Acres was just being built, a gleaming 300-acre retail nirvana that beckoned from Sunrise Highway. It didn't take long before she was hooked. Every Saturday, from puberty to prom, she would curl her hair in rollers, tie a kerchief
The Pyrex Files
The Patterns Are Out There Somewhere
Welcome!This webpage is my attempt to create a reference for Pyrex patterns
and items. Please note that it is still under construction, and is by no
means complete! (And it probably won't be in my lifetime!). This webpage
currently addresses pattern identifica
The Pyrex Files/Care
Caring For Your Pyrex
CAUTION!
NEVER wash your colored Pyrex in the dishwasher! Almost all of the automatic
dishwasher detergents are abrasive. They will wear the color off your Pyrex,
and this will begin to be visible even after only a few washings. ALWAYS
hand-wash your Pyrex.

Fire-King Peach Lustre 

Peach Lustre is a popular selection in Pyrex because of its beauty and durability

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Pyrex Nostalgia 

ART; Tableware as History: You Are Where You Eat - New York Times
New York Times - Tableware as History
IDSA -- About ID - Corning Pyrex Bakeware: 1915
Corning Pyrex Bakeware: 1915
100 Years of Design consists of excerpts from a book by Carroll M. Gant

Jade-ite Fire-King 

Jade-ite, named for its vivid green color, is one of the most beautiful and popular choices in vintage Fire-King pieces.

Fire-King Jade-ite 2-Quart Covered Casserole

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Fire-King Jade-ite 3-1/2-Quart Mixing Bowl

1-1/2 and 2-1/2 Quart Mixing Bowls are also available.

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Fire-King Jade-ite 2-1/2-Quart Batter Bowl

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Fire-King Jade-ite 3-Quart Bake Dish

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Fire-King Jade-ite 8-Inch Square Cake Dish

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Glass and Pottery Collector Magazine 

Glass and Pottery Collector Magazine
All Rights Reserved Old Line Publishing, LLC 2006 Welcome to The Glass and Pottery Collector Magazine All Rights Reserved Old Line Publishing, LLC 2006 We're about to release our latest magazine dedicated to all the pottery, ceramic, porce

Pyrex Nesting Mixing Bowl Sets 

A popular wedding gift for decades, these sets are rare to find complete "in the wild" but can be assembled a piece at a time by finding matching bowls with the same level of color brightness remaining.

The Primary Colors set is perhaps the most desirable for general collectors.

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Avacado 70's Pyrex Styles 

Crazy Daisy is one of the patterns that you can still find at great prices.

Pyrex mixing bowel crazy daisey 2 1/2 qt

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Famous Pyrex 

Julia Child's Pyrex Measuring Cup
A Pyrex classic that is now in the Smithsonian Institute.
Advertising Age - Corelle Greases a Fashion Show Runway
Advertising Age describes a new and unique ad for Corelle dinnerware. Includes a video of the Fashion Show themed ad.
Corning Museum of Glass
Learn all about the history of glass with a visit to the museum, or using the variety of resources on this educational site.
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