I still have these Amish Butterprint bowls along with a few others from my parents. Then I got the collectors bug and have added at least another 20 different pieces in various patterns ! I also have a double set of 1970’s Corelle I use as well. Hopefully you are able to see the bowls my amazing dad is serving from here. My dad was the best. Pilot/Air Traffic Controller/sailor/Air Force Sargent. ✌🏼
Please excuse the fact that my two-year old self is hitting my dad with a fly swatter.....
But there's a Butterprint 444 on the counter. Growing up, I NEVER remember my grandmother having (or using) the Pyrex that I ended up with from her. This is actually one of those pieces. When we were getting her house ready to put up for an estate sale, she told me to take whatever I wanted and all I wanted was her Pyrex. Talked to my mom, she talked to her brother (who didn't even know what Pyrex was, so he was ok with me having it) and when we went home about two years ago, I got all of her Pyrex. She didn't have a complete set of anything, so after I got back home and got it all organized, I started piecing the sets together thanks to eBay and Marketplace. Two years later, I'm finding pictures of it in use from my childhood and it makes me happy to see that it wasn't just saved for special occasions.
Has anyone else stumbled on pictures of family Pyrex in use?
I'm in NJ and I pretty much thought that unless I went way far south, thrift stores here would have identified all the treasures and at best, put them behind a glass case. But the Goddess of Thrift smiled upon me this weekend and I had multiple moments of "omg how is no one else seeing this?! I better be quick about taking a photo of the item on the shelf in case someone snatches out from underneath me!" and it wasn't even like I was there first thing in the morning or lingering around to pounce on a new cart as it came out.
This one should glow under a UV light! I collect Fire King jadeite and not any of the uranium jadeite brands, but couldn't pass this up for $6, the find in the wild, and that it should be quite a useful shape! I've seen this listed for $65+ at antique booths, and seems like it's sold for $35+ on eBay and Etsy in recent times.
Then last night, I saw this Butterfly Gold I 475 Cinderella round casserole pop up on FB marketplace for $8! It was going to be an hour's drive away and on the turnpike, so between the gas and the tolls, I'm not sure I really came out ahead, especially once I got there and saw it had this noticeable scratch on the side. The older lady who sold it to me was really sweet though and also encouraged me to look through the other kitchen stuff they were trying to clear out and just take anything I wanted with me.
Since I was making the drive anyway, I arranged another FB marketplace pickup about 15 min away from the first pickup location for this Spring Blossom Green I 443 Cinderella mixing bowl. This one was $20, negotiated from $25, and has a little scratch through one of the flowers.
With those pickups being successful but feeling a little disappointed at the scratches, I thought I'd see if there were any local thrift stores nearby to pop in before I headed all the way back home. It turned out that there were 4 (!) all within a 6-7 min drive of each other! And at the first one, I found this Sandalwood 443 Cinderella mixing bowl! It's not one of the Pyrex patterns I've wanted to collect, but it was in quite good condition, and for $10 and to find it in the wild, I figured I can bring it home first and then maybe see if I can list it to pay back a little of the other money I've been spending on vintage glassware collecting.
And then. I popped into a Goodwill, of all places, and at first was pleased to recognize a fridgie lid. It has a chip in it but I figured I can just speculatively get it and store it since it wouldn't take up much room. But then I turned around...and had that moment of shocked disbelief to notice something that people around me haven't, which I think we're all chasing when thrifting. Amish Butterprint 474! In great condition!! For $5.19!!! This is also not a print I was intending on collecting, but it's so popular that I also just assumed I'd only ever find it from dealers.
I read a comment awhile back that described thrifting as "gambling with your time" and I think it's so true. And when it pays off, it feels amazing. I'd missed out on some estate sales nearby that had vintage Pyrex and I actually could've made the openings of (hard to do usually with kids' school drop off timing), if only I'd known about the online signup lists in time. But these successes will fuel my motivation to just pop in to random thrift stores wherever I already happen to be!
Found this beautiful 443 in pretty nice condition while traveling 🥰
This are currently on auction at a local auction gallery until next saturday. Current bid is 32.00. Is that too high? How high would you go?
While going through my grandma's pictures, I came across this gem. Forget the bear - over to the side I had gotten a Corning tea set when I was prolly no more than 4/5. I honestly don't even remember getting this that year but love seeing this (forgotten, lol) memory from my childhood!
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My babies. Blue bowl is the only pre50s.
But they are in amazing condition and they do get used ...but only by me.
Picked up this beauty today! Love the gold wreath accent on both sides
Corning PYREX 1967 holiday gold wreath casserole dish with the lid #043
I’m from Canada so it was $10 CAD
I pulled out my perfect six cup percolator this morning for the first time in probably about a year. This thing is in brand new/mint condition.
The trick is keeping the flame or heat low enough so that the water doesn't boil in the base, but only in the little bell of the percolator stem. It's so much easier to do in these glass percolators where you can see.
Also I use my little butane camping stove to get it boiling, and then I transfer it to my glass cooktop. I'm nervous to give it high heat on my cooktop because I don't have a spreader. I've done it plenty of times before because of how even the glass cooktop heats, but The percolator itself wobbles. I'm sure that it's heating unevenly on the flat surface. Regardless I can't wait to have a cup of great coffee in a few minutes. (I like strong coffee so I perk it for 15 minutes at least. ☺️
I was out yesterday and found Pyrex at two different stores. I didn't pick up anything, but just thought I'd share the pics. The 2nd store also had a Corning and Fire King display. I don't collect these, just have some I use regularly. I do have a strong appreciation for seeing people's displays. These are in VA if anybody sees something they need.
My good friend surprised me with the 444 and 443 Forest cinderellas today. I am so flabbergastedly happy🙌.
Hi! This is my first post here. I like to thrift glass and I recently expanded my list of possibilities! St. Vincent de Paul’s is my go to and I spotted this one like it had a big shiny arrow!
Is it scratched? Yes. It’s not my first piece of Pyrex but I can let the kids use it. I looked up how to clean the gray scratches off and I will try it the baking soda/dish soap method.
Happy Saturday!
I was excited to find my first piece of Pyrex at an actual thrift shop! I love looking at vintage Pyrex but wasn't planning on collecting any, because I already collect Fire King jadeite so that's more than enough non-dishwasherable glassware for my lifestyle. However...I justified this one because I'm collecting Spring Blossom Green Corelle as one of my family's everyday dishes so this would match, and not take up too much storage space. How'd I do to get it for $12??
I was also excited to pick up all these pieces of Snowflake Blue Corelle at a junk removal company's warehouse sale! Snowflake Blue has been the pattern I've seen the least, I already have more of Spring Blossom Green, Butterfly Gold, and Woodland Brown. 4 cereal bowls, 2 berry bowls, 4 appetizer plates, and 2 tea cups with saucers for $20!
Finally, I was at a rummage sale had a few Pyrex pieces. I'm wondering now if I should've grabbed that Butterfly Gold piece for $12...it was in pretty good condition, but I was trying to stick to not getting it when the lid was missing. But now I'm having some regrets. What would you have done?
I noticed this chip near the handle while washing this pot I thrifted. I got this with the intention of using it stovetop like my others. Is it still safe to use?
$4!
Found this pink/flamingo roaster that has the PYREX marking reversed.
Seems to be rare?