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photo by Styrous®
Fire-King is an Anchor Hocking brand of glassware similar to Pyrex. It was formerly made of low expansion borosilicate glass and ideal for oven use. Currently it is made of tempered soda-lime-silicate glass in the US and borosilicate in Japan.
Fire-King was originally produced in the 1940s for everyday use, rather
than display. It was sold in bags of flour as a promotional item
or was given away at gas stations. Fire-King could also be purchased at
local grocery and hardware stores. Several varieties of Fire-King dishes
were made; nesting bowls, dessert bowls, glass beverage containers,
casserole dishes, mugs and more. The vintage nesting bowls, produced by
the Anchor Hocking Company, are one of the most sought after collectible
dishes of this type.
It was not designed for dishwasher use, which can dull its original lustre and remove any applied paint decorations.
Fire-King solid glass colors come in jade-ite, burgundy, rose-ite
(creamy pink), turquoise blue, azur-ite (light
pale blue), white, ivory-white and ivory. There are also fired-on Lustre color finishes that come in several
patterns and a few colors on dinnerware such as grey, white, pink and
the commonly found Peach Lustre.
photos by Styrous®
Viewfinder link:
Net links:
Antique Marks ~ Collectible Anchor Hocking Fire King Glass
Discover Vintage America ~ Fire King glass is still king
Granny Sue's News & Reviews ~ Pyrex and Fire-King
Jacqueline Stallone ~ Fire King Patterns Identification, Price Guide
Love To Know ~ Vintage Fire-King Pattern Identification Made Easy
Martha Stewart ~ Martha's Impressive Jadeite Collection
Vintage & Main ~ Fire King's Vintage Premium Collectibles
Vintage Crossings ~ Collecting Jadeite Fire King
Vintage Goodness ~ Fire-King Glass Shakers
Styrous® ~ Sunday, August 18, 2024
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