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Hey, my Guru of all things cool. In my rounds today, I ran across 3 beautiful pieces of Guardian Service. But (wait for it), no lids. Weren't their lids glass? I picked them up anyway; a coffee pot, dutch oven and sauce pan. I don't think they knew what they had, more's the pity. At any rate, can you give me an idea about lids? Gratefully - Keith
 
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Guardian Service lids were oven-safe glass, like Pyrex. Original lids can get pricey, but there are reproduction lids available now. The repros aren't cheap, either, until you price the real thing, then they look much more reasonable. The catch is that the repros are not oven-safe glass like the originals, though they look just like them. A few Guardian pieces, like the roasters, were available with metal lids, but I do not know how prevalent that was - whether it was just a few pieces or the entire line. Here is a link to a site with the repro glass lids:


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Over Here! Over Here!

Here I am!

Guardian Service lids were oven-safe glass, like Pyrex. Original lids can get pricey, but there are reproduction lids available now. The repros aren't cheap, either, until you price the real thing, then they look much more reasonable. The catch is that the repros are not oven-safe glass like the originals, though they look just like them. A few Guardian pieces, like the roasters, were available with metal lids, but I do not know how prevalent that was - whether it was just a few pieces or the entire line. Here is a link to a site with the repro glass lids:


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Snikeys!

You weren't kiddin' about the prices of the originals. I was snooping around on ebay, like to died! Methinks reproductions will be the order of the day.
 
Keith:

I just found a reference to prewar Guardian Service having metal lids, and a look at eBay does show a selection of pieces with metal lids. That might be something to aim for; the mortality rate for glass lids is very high, which is why cookware manufacturers nowadays love them so much. They don't make replacements available easily or for very long, so sooner or later, you go shopping for new cookware, just like they planned. Metal lids are a much better use of money, IMHO.

But on the other hand - for the full (postwar) Letter to Three Wives effect, you gotta have glass, right?
 
Have several pieces

I've got the 1,2,and 4qt. cookers, griddle, and breakfast fryer that my Mom inherited from my Dad's stepmother. 1qt. lid got broken when I was little. All pieces are in good condition except the fryer which has a warped bottom, so spins around. Also have plastic handles and the cookbook. I may order the lid to replace the broken one. My neighbors down the street have some, including the unique tri-cooker.
 
Hey,

You never know where you'll find stuff!

Rich and I were at a paper (ephemera) show several years ago, and there was a lot of about 10-12 pieces of Guardian Ware, some w/ glass lids, and some w/metal. We sold them for good money! But the point is, you never know where you might find this stuff. The show we were attending was supposed to be for paper and related "ephemera" like pin-backs and the like.

We also came across some at a flea market several weeks ago. It was priced reasonably, but just high enough that we wouldn't buy it on speculation for resale.

Best of luck, and hope you find what you're looking for cheaply!!!

Chuck
 
Thanks everyone! Sandy: Yes, Rita's kitchen would demand glass. I'll prepare one of Sadie's duck dinners upon finding the correct one.

Thanks for the encouragement and insights, I'll keep my eyes open. These few pieces were just so reasonable I couldn't pass them up; but I'm afraid I've started a new collection. Sigh...
 
Where...

do you FIND these wonderful shots? I need to write for a radio show (in radio english no less) if those $100 a week would outfit my kitchen thus!

Seriously, thanks for the chuckle. By the way, the dutch oven on the left is about the size I acquired today. I wonder if I can get Sadie, too?
 
Oh, and Tom...

What, pray tell, is a breakfast fryer? I'm guessing skillet? I swear, I WILL learn how to operate this new-fangled digital camera. I'd like to share like everyone else! :-)
 
Weeell...

You have to remember that $100 in 1949 was equivalent to about $860 today - well worth cranking out a little "radio English." And of course, look what it bought back then!

The photos? They're screen shots. I especially like this one:

"I told you the screen was a crummy idea! Soup's on."

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My first good laugh of the day! "Heigh-ho, good night everybody."

Oh, and you needn't resist on MY account, Lora Mae.
 

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