Small tabletop ware cream and sugar. Released on the heels of new-for-1972 Pyrex Compatibles, these can be fun to collect. The sugar bowl was a re-purposed restaurant ware custard/bouillon cup, and has the Little Joe gaffer backstamp. The glass lids are often missing, but, undaunted, eBay sellers merely describe them as "open" sugar bowls. As table and restaurant ware, they both were made in many standard and custom patterns. The Compatibles versions were discontinued after 1975.
Month: February 2021
Pyrex 709 Emerald Band Mugs
Pyrex 709 mugs. From the tableware catalog, this shape differs from the classic bowl-ish 701 cups, but is the shape I identify as that in which you would expect to be served coffee seated at a classic diner counter.
Early American Oval Casserole
Early American 1962-1971. A long lived pattern, and may or may not have lasted longer but for the incompatibility of its gold leaf decoration with newly-popular microwave ovens. Found in a consignment store, this 045 oval is in pristine, mint condition, amazing for its 50-60 year age.