Author: Doug

Sandalwood, 1961-1963. Short-lived, and limited to a 440 set of Cinderella nesting bowls and the 470 set of Cinderella Bake, Serve, and Store round casseroles, both alternating tan on opal white and the reverse. A butter dish prototype is known, but was not made a part of regular production. A very rare 500 refrigerator set in all tan on opal also exists.

Dot Bowls 400 set, 1968-1972. Never sold as a set, however, with only the 401, 402, and 403 originally offered individually, and the 404 becoming available later.

Town & Country standard pattern oval casseroles, 1963-1967. Only they and the 444 Cinderella bowl were printed with the "large pattern" in two colors. Cinderella casseroles were decorated with a band of the medium size element of this design, and in brown only. Lesser known are oval casseroles of all three sizes in solid shades of yellow and orange which also belong to this pattern collection. The divided lid on the 063 is correct, but the last catalog containing it shows it and the solid yellow one with undivided lids. The Town & Country alternate pattern uses only the large pattern in either orange OR brown on opal on all its pieces.

Space Saver casseroles debuted in the US in 1957 with a 548 shallow and a 575 deep version. This one, however, is a 2162 "deep oblong casserole" from the "Gaiety" range, first offered by UK Pyrex maker James A. Jobling & Co. in 1958, according to thatretropiece.com (@thatretropiece). Differences include the trademark and that the UK model and mold numbers are on the undersides of the dish handles. Lid handle tops are flat, not contoured like the US version. The decoration is also printed slightly lower on the JAJ version. Although tarnished, the stand appears unused, as does the dish.

Another fridgie set complete. Town & Country standard version, 1963. The yellow 503 is not the same shade as that of the original multicolor set.

So, I'm walking around the antique mall, and it's not like I don't have both hands full of Pyrex already, when I spot this stack of Horizon Blue pixies. I peer into the top one and see $25 on the tag, and think, hmm, that's a little strong for a pixie, even if it is HB. Then I see the (6) on the tag. Then, I turn and see the sign that says "entire booth 20% off". Cha-ching.

Found the 443 I needed to complete this Town & Country 440 set today. And, as it always seems, that final piece is the most costly of them all, even with a 30% off discount. Mint, though. The 441 is not as dark brown as it appears here.

I find that one of my favorite things to do is to reunite my flea and thrift Pyrex promo finds with their original accessories. This Gourmet Casserole's candle warmer cradle even came with the original box, plus a bonus (and mint) SBG 475 and lid.

Colonial Mist, 1983-1986. One of the last decorated opal ware pattern collections. 440 Cinderella bowl set. Finding things like this, in this condition, at your local thrift for under $10 helps take the sting out of what you just paid for a Penn Dutch.

6712 Deluxe Carafe Set, 1960 holiday season gift selection.