Vintage PYREX 1950 ' S, ; Green - 403 Solid - Primary - Colour Large Nesting Mixing - Bowl
Item History & Price
For those who love PYREX ... a brand developed by CORNING Glass(est 1851) in 1912. PYREX has been produced in 3 Major Categories: CLEAR (1915-); Flameware (1936-79); Coloured (Clear and Milk Glass) (1947-) ...Offered here is a - VINTAGE PYREX - Multicolour Solid-Colours-Pattern, Primary-Colours-Line, Opal-White Milk-Glass, ROUND Nesting Mixing-Bowl - Large-Size 403 Green - in most-excellent, gently-used condition. This Pattern-Version was manufactured from the early... 1950's to 1968.Large-Size 403 Green Mixing-Bowl -All surfaces are highly-glossy, shiny and clean. There are NO chips, cracks, nor flea-bites; No hazing. The exterior surfaces are bright, true in colour - Primary Green - some small rubs & scratches into the colour, more to the base; a couple small scratches and scratch-runs (start-stop) into the colour; a little rub wear to the upper rim; a little marking; a rub-smudge. The interior surface has some fine rubs, scratches - more towards the base; a little milk-glass swirling (likely a function of the glass itself than use).The form of this Round Nesting Mixing-Bowl is rounded from the top edge to the bottom, with a subtle pedestal base seat-rim (which the colour nearlycomes to the bottom of), a flat-band upper rim, a slightly recessed center-base.Embossed on the base of this LargeMixing-Bowl is - "403; 2 1/2 QT; OVENWARE; TRADE MARK; MADE IN U.S.A.; 12; "circled R"; PYREX".This Large Mixing-Bowl measures 85/8" in diameter across the upper edge x 4" in height x 4 1/8"in diameter across, the base seat-rim. Capacity is 2 ½ QT.SOME INTERESTINGINFORMATION –PYREX - Round Nesting Mixing-Bowls -Solid-Colours; Primary-Colours - One of the MOST ICONIC, PYREX COLLECTIBLE LINES ... referred to as the "SOLID COLOURS"Pattern; PRIMARY COLOURS, "400-SERIES" ROUND, Nesting, Mixing-Bowls -which consists - of a series of graduated mixing bowls, with fired-on PRIMARYCOLOURED, ROUND, Nesting Mixing-BOWLS (in ascending order: PRIMARY -BLUE; RED; GREEN; YELLOW). Early production runs (1945-49) in the US had NO PRODUCTNumbers embossed on the base of these bowls; LATER they were assignedthe #s 401, 402, 403 and 404 in the early 1950's-68 as later-releasedbowls - with a # of distinct differences from the earlier 1945-49 bowls. KNOWING the DIFFERENCES - I believe that there are a few things to lookfor when comparing earlier & later released bowls of this series. They areboth embossed BUT their Back-Stamps differ with later bowls carrying theMPN & other descriptive details; Older bowls are made of a thicker, heavier gauge glass; the foot/ base is more distinct on the older bowls; thelater-US-release bowls are numbered 401, 402, 403, and 404; the later Canadianpieces (late 1940s- early 1950s) carried "MADE IN CANADA".ColouredOpal-PYREX – Round nesting Mixing-Bowls -3-Bowl, 401-403, 300-Series; 4-Bowl, 401-404, 400-SeriesRoundNesting Mixing Bowls were mostoften sold in 300-Series, 3-bowl sets (401-3) and 400-Series, 4-bowlsets (401-4). Sizes included - 401-small, 1 ½ Pint; 402-medium, 1 ½ Quart;403-large, 2 ½ Quart; 404-extra-large, 4 Quart. Some bowls were sold separatelyas well.The form of thisMixing-Bowl is rounded, with a subtle pedestal base (which the colour nearlycomes to the bottom of), and a flat-band upper rim.SHIPPING –Able to shipfrom Canada (please contact with request OR forpricing. Add a day to handling-time) OR US (default). Internationalshipping from either is also an option – please contact seller for pricing.See my store, thoma_vand: “V's All AboutVintage” on ebay.caI also refund shipping over-charges, ifthey are significantly over my actual cost to ship - normally, I am close tothe actual cost.I use the most economicalcarriers who operate Monday-Friday – not weekends; not holidays.
