Month: August 2022

Getting closer. Found the Earthtones loaf pan at a consignment store last weekend. Just brought in the day before, so no discount. New for 1971 and gone by mid-1972, they are a bit scarce. First one seen to date in the wild, so I grabbed it.

A bit of Pyrex ephemera from 1956. These newspaper printing plate-making "flongs" were produced by Rochester Electrotype & Engraving for newspaper ad printing. Modifications would be made to add dealer names and info. Normally, these were destroyed in the plate-making process and, even if not, were discarded afterwards. The smaller ad was also seen altered to promote the all pink bowl sets, with no change to the copy. At right is the ad (with prices adjusted) made by the larger plate.