Flameware and Westinghouse Glass
We’ve been starting to take an interest in vintage clear Pyrex glass after focusing mostly on color patterns. The problem is that many of the older pieces are severely worn, missing parts or are chipped. The coffee percolator in the foreground, however, was in near perfect condition and came with the inner glass tube and aluminium basket pieces intact - for $2. This is a fairly common 6 cup Flameware percolator #7756 with the glass handle that detaches when you remove the stainless steel band around the pot. Because the pieces are often broken or lost, we see minty specimens going for a surprisingly high amount on Ebay.
An example of an incomplete percolator is in the back on the right… this is an older #7826 6-8 cup percolator with a “fin” glass lid that was severely chipped, but I picked it up for $2 anyhow because of the interesting handle (sorry, difficult to see in the picture). At first it seemed to be dark brown wood of some type, but closer inspection showed it to be some sort of hard plastic. The pot is entirely missing the inner percolating mechanism, which is quite a common occurrence.
Lastly, the “beehive” looking set of bowls in the back (I didn’t realize the small bowl was sitting off-center on the riser until after taking the picture) is a good example of third party Pyrex. These are two heavy duty glass bowls that were made by Pyrex for Westinghouse and are marked so on the bottom of each bowl. The smaller bowl has a small pouring spout, while the larger bowl has an upward facing indentation on its inner bottom - that makes it rather difficult to stack. We think these bowls were originally meant to be used as mixer bowls (perhaps similar to the common opal white Hamilton Beach ones that we see all over the place). Three dollars for the set.
August 11th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
i have a loaf pan that has what looks like ” $pyrex$” ont he bottom alng with 212 printed along the edge, i can not figure out the age
August 11th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
the reverse dollar signs usually indicate older pieces. But it is difficult to tell, except for a few backstamps. If you’d like, add a picture of it to the pyrexlove Flickr group.
September 16th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
The mixing bowls look familiar…I had a Westinghouse stand mixer a few years ago and it had bowls exactly like this. It finally went to the graveyard in the middle of mixing chocolate cake. The mixer was, I believe, produced from about 1947 to 1950. A matching top juicer attachment came with it, the glass bowl and spout much resembling the bowls in the “step-up” glass, but the juicer was milk glass rather than clear.
The little “bump” in the middle of the large bowl was a guide for the beaters. The mixer had a control to shift the motor to one side in the large bowl as many other mixers do (probably to propel the bowl-turning mechanism), except the beaters would fall between the side of the bowl and the “bump” - result, more thorough mixing at the centre of the bowl.
September 16th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Hi!
I’m a newbie here. I was recently given an old clear glass teapot. There is no metal…just clear glass. The lid has the words “CORNING PYREX REG U.S. PAT OFF MADE IN U.S.A., in raised letters. (Raised on the underside of the lid to show through the clear glass.) The spout is long, sort of swan-like, not stubby like a coffee pot spout. Does anyone know anything about this teapot? I can upload a photo if this helps.
Since visiting this site and others I am becoming more intersested in collecting vintage pyrex! What a great site!
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
Siz
February 11th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I’ve got one with a simple handle and the basket is all glass. The filter part is a white glass that looks fused to the side. I’m not finding any info on this. Can you help?
February 11th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
dustin - thanks for your info
sizwizz, pyrexnewb - we are now having everyone with a identification question go through Flickr. It is just easier, and there is 10 times better chance it will be identified. If you’re not a Flickr member it is easy and free to join. Just add the pic to the Pyrex Love group after joining it, and someone will take a look.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I have a 10 or 12 cup Pyrex Flameware Percolator that I received as a gift from my mother. It’s ~50 years old and in decent shape, but I worry about some cracks that were in the lid and carafe when I received it. Is there a go-to place for replacement parts for these old Pyrex pieces, or am I just S-O-L?
September 26th, 2008 at 9:00 am
i have a teapot & coffee pot. how do i find out the age? they were my grams. there in great shepe