Pyrex Mania

Vintage Pyrex is one of the most collectible kitchen items with so many women. And not everybody collects them in the same manner. Some will go for anything in a pink pattern. Patterns don't matter, the fact it is pink is what matters.

And on the flip side of the pink collector is the turquoise collectors. They want any of the patterns in this shade. Butter prints, snowflake, even some patterns of vintage that are not Pyrex go into their collection as long as the color is right.

Then you have the collectors who want to get every pattern in each category such as casseroles in various shapes and sizes in any pattern.

Then some want to collect it in any pattern in any style.

And then some only collect the most rare of the rare. There is a casserole dish, Lucky in Love pattern, with a lid that is so rare that most collectors thought it was a hoax. It was apparently a promotional piece that was made in 1959 with a small limited amount of them made. It was listed on Pyrex patterns and hisotry websites, but no one ever seemed to have seem one in person. Until 2017. In August of that year, someone dropped one off at a Goodwill store and it went on the Goodwill Auction site.  I saw it the day it was posted for auction at a starting price of $9.00.  I checked on it every other day or so. Then the price had excalated to over $800 in bidding. I was hooked. I checked every day (sometimes 2 or 3 days) and was watching the last 5 minutes of the bidding where it sold for a whopping amount of $5994.00 which cause the Pyrex world to go nuts. 

My love and collection is in whatever I see that hits my fancy. I love the mixing bowls, Cinderella bowls, fridgies, casseroles, everything. And I'm not set on one color theme or pattern. I just love what I love, especially when I find it at a bargain. Now you can go to many sites and just buy whatever you want if you don't mind paying whatever the asking price is plus shipping. But for me, there is no thrill in that. No different than running to Walmart to pick up p.j.'s. I get my thrills from a.) it being a bargain and b.) finding it "in the wild" in antique stores, thrift shops or yard sales. Nothing beats the thrill of seeing just what you want unexpectedly at a price that is considered a bargain. Currently, here is my wish list of things I would love to stumble on in my hunt. Keep in mind, I don't care if I have to build my collection piece by piece until I get a set. That's what makes it fun for me. Well, here's my current wish list items.....

 

Aren't they all lovely? Guess it's time to pound the streets trying to find some good bargains.