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Name: Danielle
Location: Los Feliz, California
Collection: Pyrex Glassware
Size: 26 pieces, not including lids
Value: approx $250-$300

Description: I became absolutely obsessed with pyrex after moving to Los Angeles. It was the first time I needed any type of kitchen items; I began thrifting it and then couldn't stop. My favorite places to search for used pyrex are King Richard's antique mall in Whittier and esty.com :) I'm obsessed with so many of the prints.. I even have my boyfriend thinking about pyrex at this point.

 
 

Vintage 1950s-60s Pyrex Glassware/Dishes/etc, which consists of:

  • 4 Gooseberry Pink Cinderella Mixing Bowls
  • 3 piece Gooseberry round casserole set
  • 1 Sunflower casserole dish & 2 smaller sunflower casserole containers
  • 3 piece Butterprint refrigerator set
  • 1 measuring cup (not vintage)
  • Blue Band: 4 dinner plates, 4 saucer plates, 4 tea cups

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Comments (15)

Oh, this is lovely!

posted by kristinm100 on September 21st 2009 at 9:10pm
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I must know where you got the stand from... It looks so cute and useful. I collected these too, but my roommates always broke them.

posted by Victoria in DC on September 21st 2009 at 10:13pm
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I am curious why one would need more than three or four in different sizes? I am a big cook and like using them to store left overs but more than four just seems silly and excessive.

posted by LoriSF on September 21st 2009 at 11:43pm
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Love them! Jealous!

posted by speck on September 22nd 2009 at 12:04am
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Because it's a collection. Collections are all about excess and to a non-collector, inevitably seem silly and pointless.

posted by slowdown on September 22nd 2009 at 12:44am
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http://www.pyrexlove.com

It's all about verde square flowers!

posted by angelabaca on September 22nd 2009 at 2:16am
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Pyrex is iconic, attractive, practical, affordable and nearly indestructible...a winning combination in my book ! Nice collection!

posted by mirandabee on September 22nd 2009 at 4:39am
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Here's another vote for more info about the stand.

posted by Kinky Gazpacho on September 22nd 2009 at 5:35am
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Please tell me where I can fix a tiered dish drainer like that. It would be incredibly useful with my tiny counter space.

posted by Keira on September 22nd 2009 at 6:27am
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I have a strange reaction to Pyrex with cutesy prints (or even retro takes on that design like Orla Kiely) - it really depresses me in a unhappy housewife sort of way.

posted by home body on September 22nd 2009 at 9:05am
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Please... where did you get the rack and/or who makes it?

posted by dede on September 22nd 2009 at 10:11am
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Love your collection!

I collect Pyrex and Fire King. I collect only Pyrex in the blue snowflake pattern (not the garland one) currently, but I like the spring blossom green as well.

posted by verily on September 22nd 2009 at 10:51am
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I have the same set of plates and cups but in pink and green. I love them! I also have several other old pieces of pyrex. They're great...fun, colorful and so very practical.

posted by jessicawrites on September 22nd 2009 at 1:11pm
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The best place to buy vintage pyrex on the west coast has to be the antique shops in La Mesa, San Diego, they are unbelievable. The best one I've found is a store called the Galleria, I'm obsessed, the owner thinks she has the largest collection on the West Coast. Someone needs to come and blog about these stores, seriously, they are hidden gems.

posted by cazzapops on September 22nd 2009 at 6:04pm
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I'm raising my hand on loving that little rack too! Danielle really needs to spill the beans on the where and who of that piece!

I collect pyrex too, mostly in aqua -- butterprint, snow flake, blue bird -- but also a few misc. pieces in the red/orange/yellow spectrum. I find them sturdy, useful, and cheery (sorry to hear they make *home body* sad)!

Now, c'mon, we want the deets on the rack.

posted by Slow Lorus on September 23rd 2009 at 12:18am
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