Pyrex

At the regular Monday morning 'Coffee and Jumble' today I managed to double my Pyrex collection for the princely sum of £1.  Admittedly, I only had two Pyrex casserole dishes anyway, but now I've got four.

I don't know if this pattern has a name, but it's very cheerful and very 1950's, and features lobsters, fish, onions, tomatoes and what I think are tea-towels in lovely bright red, air-force blue and chartreuse colours.

The second casserole I picked up today is in the classic Snowflake pattern.  Both these casseroles are a smallish size and will go very nicely with the two I already had.

This rose-patterned casserole dish is a bit larger than the others and was the first Pyrex bowl I acquired.  I got it about 20 or so years ago when a friend of mine's parents had died and she was clearing out their house.  I'd gone along to give her a hand and she didn't want this dish so I said I could make use of it.  And make use of it I certainly did, goodness knows how many oven-cooked meals have been baked in this dish since then. 

I picked up this nice little casserole a few years ago in a charity shop in Billericay, it was in the 10p box along with quite a few other Pyrex bowls.  For some very strange reason I left the others behind and only bought this one - what aberration had overcome me that day I have no idea, but I've often wished I'd bought the lot!!  This dish has also seen a lot of use.  It's been a salad bowl, a storage bowl, a casserole dish, and a serving bowl many many times.

That's what I particularly like about Pyrex bowls - they are so versatile.  You can store them in the fridge, or cook in them in the oven, and they also look great when they are on the table as serving dishes.  Plus with their wonderfully diverse patterns they are such a great piece of vintage kitchenalia.

Comments

[Heather]

Oh I am very jealous of the one with the lobster on! You can never have enough pyrex!

[Gill]

I picked up quite a few Pyrex dishes too last year at the car boot sales, I have several rose ones like yours. They're very useful to have around, I love the vintage look of them. You're finding some nice bits at the Monday coffee and jumble!