Happy Thanksgiving!

This week’s Pyrex obsession is this lovely Spring Blossom oval cinderella casserole dish. The Spring Blossom pattern consists of white flowers printed on a green background and was very popular during the 1970′s. While it is a very common pattern, I think the printed lid makes this piece a bit more special. The bottom is marked 045 and it is a 2.5 quart casserole.

This casserole is currently for sale in my etsy shop to make room for new items in my collection.

Name: Spring Blossom
Type: Oval Cinderella Casserole
Size: 2.5 quart #045
Year: 1970′s

The Town & Country pattern consists of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs and motifs,along with six-pointed embroidery-like stars in shades of brown and orange on a white background. This round casserole set came with clear glass lids and includes a 1 quart, 1.5 quart and 2.5 quart casseroles. The Town & Country pattern was introduced in 1963 and throughout its production the pattern had a few different variations. One variation is the hex signs and stars alternating in orange and brown. Another features just the small stars in brown and the set above has the hex signs and stars all in either solid brown or orange. The Town & Country mixing bowl set is also interesting because while the largest bowl in the set has the pattern, the other three bowls are solid shades of brown, orange and yellow. You can see more of the Town & Country pieces in the ads below.

This casserole set is currently for sale in my etsy shop to make room for new items in my collection.

Name: Town & Country
Type: Round Cinderella Casserole Set
Size: 1 quart #473, 1.5 quart #474-B and 2.5 quart #475-B
Year: 1963

The Old Orchard pattern consists of fruit like pears, apples, grapes, peaches, and cherries outlined in brown printed on a dark gold background. Old Orchard was produced in 1960. This particular piece is a Round Cinderella Casserole. Its clear glass lid is printed with a brown leaf pattern and it originally came with a brown plastic cradle. The bottom is marked 473 and it is a 1 quart casserole. Other pieces in the Old Orchard pattern feature a sort of gradient effect where the color changes from a dark gold to a deep brown.

**Update: I recently found an original ad for this casserole. Although it does feature the Old Orchard pattern, in the ad they refer to it as Harvest. You can see the ad at the bottom of this post.

This casserole is currently for sale in my etsy shop to make room for new items in my collection.

Name: Harvest (aka Old Orchard)
Type: Promotional Round Cinderella Casserole
Size: 1 quart #473
Year: 1960

This week’s Pyrex Obsession is the Bake, Serve and Store Casserole Set in the Autumn Harvest pattern. From 1982, the Autumn Harvest pattern consists of a cluster of white wheat stalks printed on a red or orange background. The set comes with three casseroles and matching clear lids. The smallest of the dishes is dark reddish-brown, the middle is orange-brown and the larger dish is dark reddish-brown. Since this set was produced in the early 1980′s it features metric measurements on the bottom of the casserole dishes.

This set is currently for sale in my etsy shop to make room for new items in my collection.

Name: Autumn Harvest
Type: Cinderella Bake Serve Store Set
Size: 500 mL #471, 750 mL #472 and 1 L #473
Year: 1982

My favorite cupboard in the kitchen filled with some of my Pyrex collection. From top to bottom: Round Covered Casseroles in turquoise, light pink and dark pink, Oil Cruet, Bride’s Promotional Round Casserole,Pink Stripes Mixing Bowl, Bake serve and Store Sets in Pink Gooseberry and Butterprint and small mixing bowls in Yellow Stripes, Solid Red and Butterprint.