Gorgeous HTF Vintage Crown Agee Pyrex Blue Flowers Casserole
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7188851 | Brand: Agee Crown Pyrex from Australia |
| Original/Reproduction: Antique Original | Featured Refinements: Vintage Pyrex |
| Color: Blue on White | Object Type: Casserole Dish |
This Agee Crown Pyrex came straight from Australia from a friend. It's White glass with Blue Flowers, it's gorgeous! This dish is in great shape, just gently used no chips or cracks. Please feel free to ask any questions I'll answer and if you want more photos just ask! This dish is used and is sold as is, so please ask any questions before bidding.
Just a few facts of where Agee Crown Pyrex came from. Agee Pyrexware was first made in December 1931 by the Australian Glass Manufa...cturers' Company (AGM) in the Sydney suburb of Waterloo. Imported pyrex glassware had been available in Australia since 1917.
The brand name "Agee" was derived from the initials of the words "Australian glass". This name was used for several unrelated AGM product lines, such as preserving jars, glass bricks, and even pineapple pieces packed in glass containers.
Agee Pyrexware was produced to be marketed by the Crown Crystal Glass Company, which was owned by AGM. Crown produced a wide variety of other glassware in its own Waterloo factory, including tableware, kitchenware, lampshades and ornamental items, as well as glass parts for products by other manufacturers. AGM, which was principally a manufacturer of glass bottles and jars, used its own facilities to produce the new pyrex range because Crown's smaller factory didn't have enough capacity.
The Agee Pyrexware product name was initially controversial, as "Pyrex" had been a registered trademark in Australia for a number of years. However, a court case in 1933 settled the matter. This newspaper headline summed up the judge's ruling:
PYREX IS A SUBSTANCE
ANYONE CAN USE WORD
The entry for the word "Pyrex" was consequently removed from the Australian register of trademarks. "Pyrex" was not successfully re-registered in Australia until the 1990s.
Just a few facts of where Agee Crown Pyrex came from. Agee Pyrexware was first made in December 1931 by the Australian Glass Manufa...cturers' Company (AGM) in the Sydney suburb of Waterloo. Imported pyrex glassware had been available in Australia since 1917.
The brand name "Agee" was derived from the initials of the words "Australian glass". This name was used for several unrelated AGM product lines, such as preserving jars, glass bricks, and even pineapple pieces packed in glass containers.
Agee Pyrexware was produced to be marketed by the Crown Crystal Glass Company, which was owned by AGM. Crown produced a wide variety of other glassware in its own Waterloo factory, including tableware, kitchenware, lampshades and ornamental items, as well as glass parts for products by other manufacturers. AGM, which was principally a manufacturer of glass bottles and jars, used its own facilities to produce the new pyrex range because Crown's smaller factory didn't have enough capacity.
The Agee Pyrexware product name was initially controversial, as "Pyrex" had been a registered trademark in Australia for a number of years. However, a court case in 1933 settled the matter. This newspaper headline summed up the judge's ruling:
PYREX IS A SUBSTANCE
ANYONE CAN USE WORD
The entry for the word "Pyrex" was consequently removed from the Australian register of trademarks. "Pyrex" was not successfully re-registered in Australia until the 1990s.
