Corelle

[danemodsandy]

Joe:

Those yellowed lids for Corelle sugar bowls are fixable.

Using a process called Retr0Bright, you can reverse the UV damage and yellowing from pollutants on most plastics. Retr0Bright is a combination of chemicals you can buy yourself, plus sunlight - it is not a product you buy in stores. It was invented by people who collect vintage computers and game consoles, which are highly prone to becoming yellowish or brownish over time.

The process is detailed - with some astounding before-and-after photos - on the Retr0Bright website, which is here:

http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/

 

[chuffle]

Thanks for the reminder...

...and the link. I had forgotten about RetroBrite. I seem to recall a large discussion on the vac side about the "refreshener" - and there were dramatic results posted. I'll keep that in mind, the next time I see a sugar and yellowed lid. It would be worth a try, and certainly not a large project.

Again - one of the reasons why I enjoy these forums - the sharing of ideas and knowledge, plus the comraderie of folks who share a similar interest and collecting bug!

Joe

 

[retromania]

I love Snowflake Blue also!!!!

 

[qsd-dan]

I would be very grateful to know of any pieces for sale, or

Plenty to pick from on Ebay

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[danemodsandy]

Dan:

I appreciate the link, but I have to confess that I have had very bad luck buying dishes on eBay. Prices are usually top dollar, shipping is high, and too many sellers think that newspaper is adequate packing material for dinnerware.

I am looking for other sources, because of the many, many disappointments I've had buying dishes this way. I buy many other things from eBay, but not fragile items if I can avoid it.

 

[qsd-dan]

I appreciate the link, but I have to confess that I have had very bad luck buying dishes on eBay. Prices are usually top dollar, shipping is high, and too many sellers think that newspaper is adequate packing material for dinnerware.

Yeah, I hear ya there.

I usually write out a very long and detailed email (and archive the response for later dates) on how to properly ship some heavy yet fragile items. Most are usually conducive, but some just loosely throw it in a box with little to no protection.

I'll keep a look out for ya!

 

[polkanut]

If anyone here is interested, I picked up a pair of the small Pyrex salt & pepper shakers in the Butterfly Gold pattern at a yard sale today.  They have the tops that just slide in.  They're clear glass with the pattern around the bottom. 

 

[danemodsandy]

Polkanut:

Are the tops of the shakers plastic that matches the color of the Butterfly Gold patterm, or are they chrome-plated plastic? Are they marked "PYREX" on the bottom?

 

[polkanut]

The covers are gold plastic, and the name "PYREX" is on the plastic tops that insert into the openings.

 

 

 

P.S. FYI, I've already been contacted by a fellow member who has expressed an interest in them.  Not try trying to be snarky, just giving a heads up. 

 

[danemodsandy]

Oh, Okay.....

....Thanks.

Just for the info of the interested party, those shakers are the genuine Corning go-along for Butterfly Gold. There were knock-offs by Gemco and some other companies that had chromed tops, hence my question. The butterfly pattern on the knock-offs is a little bit different from the real Butterfly Gold pattern, but so close most people wouldn't spot the difference.

 

[dirtybuck]

Ths Is My Pattern

My sister gave me a set like this 31 years ago at Christmas.

As time went on with repeated hand and automatic dish washing, they became less durable. A fall to the floor was the culprit in destroying the salad plates and bowls.

The only remaining items I have is 3 dinner plates and 4 coffee cups (the plates are still part of my daily driver).

 

[danemodsandy]

Bill:

Your pattern is called two different names - "Chestnut" and "Cinnamon." This is one of the stranger stories for Corelle. "Cinnamon" was intro'd in 1979 on a new shape that Corning called Dimension IV, the first Corelle shape with a flat rim instead of the non-rimmed "coupe" shape used for most Corelle. The dishes in your photo are the Dimension IV shape, which was discontinued in '85, making the correct pattern name "Cinnamon."

But even after the shape was discontinued, the pattern lived on, re-named "Chestnut" and now applied to the same coupe shape used for the rest of the Corelle Livingware line. "Chestnut" was intro'd in '86, but the date it was discontinued is uncertain; different sources give different years from '87 to '92.

Both are plentiful and not expensive to buy, even from eBay. The one thing you have to watch is that sellers call either shape by either name ("Cinnamon" or "Chestnut" or even "Cinnamon Chestnut"), so you can end up with coupe-shaped dishes when you want Dimension IV, or vice-versa. Photos help!