<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think we have some collectors in the club. These look like pieces someone might want.</span>
Vintage Corningware
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think we have some collectors in the club. These look like pieces someone might want.</span>
Wow. I found all of my Corningware in thrift stores for a whole lot less than what this seller is charging, and continue to see pieces for under $10. I've never paid more than that for any of my stuff. I'm guessing he/she looked on eBay before deciding on how much to ask for the various pieces. I also pick up the detachable handles for use on stove tops whenever I see them. Nobody knows what they are, so a buck or two is usually all they cost.
Without the specific item numbers, it's hard to know if some of these would fit on the vintage tea light warmers/servers. I have a Trefoil piece that I use on one of those warmers, and I don't think I paid even $5 for it.
Without the specific item numbers, it's hard to know if some of these would fit on the vintage tea light warmers/servers. I have a Trefoil piece that I use on one of those warmers, and I don't think I paid even $5 for it.
bradfordwhite
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Prices .
No thanks. I also get mine at thrift stores for half that or more and there's lots of it.
Corningware Cookware
If you are going to collect CW at least collect the rare pieces.
I went to a house auction years ago where the person had worked for Corning and bought almost 100 pieces.
John L.
If you are going to collect CW at least collect the rare pieces.
I went to a house auction years ago where the person had worked for Corning and bought almost 100 pieces.
John L.
John, I see a couple of Saucemakers in picture 4 of 5. That's a favorite among my Corningware both for its convenience factor and its quirky lid.
Was gifted a box of these last week.
Swapped out my round ones for the square as use up less room.
Have a coffee pot the same as yours John.
Austin
Swapped out my round ones for the square as use up less room.
Have a coffee pot the same as yours John.
Austin
John, that's the nicest collection of Corning Ware I've seen.
I have a few pieces my mom got over the years, including a coffeemaker my Aunt Doris sent her for Christmas in the early 60's. Also have a few casseroles and other items.
I have a few pieces my mom got over the years, including a coffeemaker my Aunt Doris sent her for Christmas in the early 60's. Also have a few casseroles and other items.
twintubdexter
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">That does seem to be a little on the pricey side. I only paid $12 for these two items at a local thrift shop. It seems to be a little bit more that your standard hot plate with a very weird cord. I like pansies. It was nice of "chachp" Ralph to bring the ad to everyone's attention.</span>
Joe, I have a couple of those Corning hot plates. I think Corning's "Cookmates" pieces work best on them since they have perfectly smooth bottoms and were designed for use on smooth top ranges.
bradfordwhite
Well-known member
I used to use and collect a few of the mini dishes. They were handy.
Finding the glass and plastic covers though is apparently difficult.
They're just darn cute.
Finding the glass and plastic covers though is apparently difficult.
They're just darn cute.
bradfordwhite
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Spice-of-Life
If you ever have the opportunity to visit Corning, NY you must visit the Corning Museum of Glass. Absolutely wonderful museum--went there this summer and CANNOT say enough good things. They had an interesting display of why Visions were that clear amber color...it's part of the heat-treating.
Corning Museum In Corning New York
I was there about 4 years ago and highly recommend it,
My only big disappointment as a CW collector is there is absolutely Corning Ware on display, it is as if they never made it.
Corning was the first company to make Smooth-Top ranges and again NONE on display, Corning had a very good ST design with thermostats built into each surface element with direct contact of the element to the underside of the surface and pans that were ground completely flat for perfect contact and exact temperature control.
I wonder if when they sold the home cookware division to a French company they were not allowed to talk about CW or they simply wanted to forget they ever made CW Cook-Ware ? Other than Corell dishes it is Corning's greatest and best known contribution to American homes.
John L.
I was there about 4 years ago and highly recommend it,
My only big disappointment as a CW collector is there is absolutely Corning Ware on display, it is as if they never made it.
Corning was the first company to make Smooth-Top ranges and again NONE on display, Corning had a very good ST design with thermostats built into each surface element with direct contact of the element to the underside of the surface and pans that were ground completely flat for perfect contact and exact temperature control.
I wonder if when they sold the home cookware division to a French company they were not allowed to talk about CW or they simply wanted to forget they ever made CW Cook-Ware ? Other than Corell dishes it is Corning's greatest and best known contribution to American homes.
John L.
As mentioned, I recall they had a small display of Corning Ware transitioning to Visions as I indicated above; they have lots of different kinds of Corelle in their museum store (we got the cutest set of Disney dessert plates). There was an interesting exhibit on advertising to women (and the role women played in all types of promotion for glass--i.e. minimal). This may have been in conjunction with the Seneca Falls museum--since we were there for 100 years of womens' suffrage) In any case, we were there for about 4 hours and I could have doubled that. Also a dual-admission with a fine-art museum in downtown Corning (in the former old department store) was worth another hour...honestly two full days for Corning were needed particularly if you had any interest in seeing any of the live demonstrations (glassblowing, production, etc etc) which are on a schedule.
