Wednesday, 27 April 2011

I Has New Pyrex!!!

For a long time I've been collecting Pyrex. At one stage you could make quite a bit of money from it on eBay but the bottom seems to have dropped out of the market a bit lately. Trends seem to come and go - for a while buyers paid a premium for Carnaby/Tempo pattern, then it was Chelsea. Chelsea still does okay - Autumn Gold/Autumn Glory had a flurry, but now it looks like June Rose and Cottage Rose are in the ascent. However, I don't go for any of those patterns. My favourites, as used by Babcia many years ago, are the Fruits/Vegetables/Fish variety. Not quite so commonplace but a bit funkier than the rest.

I bought this lovely oblong dish in a charity shop the other day. At £3.50 it was a bit more than I usually pay but I had to have it.


Look at that splendid lobster! This dish is about 10" by 7" I suppose and a good size for a Shepherd's Pie or stuff like that. The only problem is that I have one just the same, with lid, in June Rose....and I don't need two. So I'll be eBaying the Rose one when I stop procrastinating and start listing again. Soon, my darlings....soon.



Any other Pyrex fans out there? I also love Gooseberry and Clover and have some beautiful big mixing bowls in those designs. There is a pretty good website here if you have any unidentified Pyrex lurking in your cupboards. I'm not a collector as such but I like using cool old stuff plus it reminds me of growing up. That's good, right?



PS  Sad clown face tonight....Mr Charming is en route back to Cornwall and won't be home for five weeks. Only Big Man and Carb Addict left here now.
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7 comments:

  1. Louise Mc27 April 2011 at 21:10

    I never even realised that you could get pyrex with designs on. I love your new one, but as a flower lover I love the rose one too! x

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  2. Scarlett27 April 2011 at 21:57

    Massive pyrex fan here - love a bit of all the patterns but my june rose gets used the most - its the floral thing thats on trend at the moment so not surprised its on the up via la bay. Scarlett x

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  3. Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms27 April 2011 at 22:49

    Yummy pyrex especially the first one - I haven't seen that one before. And lucky you, you've got lids for your dishes - there always seems to be a shortage of lids - where do they go I wonder!

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  4. Diane28 April 2011 at 12:17

    That is some gorgeous Pyrex. I have a little Pyrex to go on my "Homemade & Vintage" WI stall in September that has been donated. I didnt know whether to buy it myself or not. Let me know what you think about the film. I deliberately didnt do a spoiler review. xx

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  5. imperfectly natural mama28 April 2011 at 21:17

    Especially loving the green dish, I adore pyrex especially in pastel shades, it makes me drool.

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  6. Jennyff29 April 2011 at 17:35

    When we got married in 1970 we received a pyrex dinner service as a gift. I loathed it from the very first day, I can't believe it could ever be collectable, and no I don't have any of it now.

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  7. Janet20 September 2011 at 10:58

    My husband bought a full June Rose dinner service for his mother back in the early 1960's, it remained at the family home after his mother passed away in the late 1960's and after his sister died in July of this year, we brought it to our family home still complete and I am very proud to have it. What I would like to do is to add to it so I keep looking on e-bay to see what I can find.

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