I thought someone might be able to nail down some dates. I'm guessing those were in use from about 1968-71. I've seen different variations of these both with and without the mention of microwave use. There is also a stamp on my butterscotch buffet dish with both the starburst, and cornflower designs. By that time, the stamp on the bottom was black, with the starburst, but there was no mention of microwave use. Now, my younger sister received her Corning Ware set around 1967. That was a Trefoil & had blue ink, but no model number, no mention of Pyroceram either. Pieces I added to my "Royal Family" set (10 in skillet with 1qt,1 1/2 & 1 3/4 qt saucepans) included a 2 1/2 saucepan around 1961. So I assume that stamp was used until sometime in 1960. My set, which is stamped "Pyroceram" in blue ink on the bottom, was purchased for me prior to my wedding in June 1959. My closest guess is that Corning began the Cornflower series with the embossed markings from about 1958 through early '59. Quick question though about the markings in the P series. Due to intense nostalgia, the Pyroceram line-now called “CorningWare StoveTop”-was brought back by popular demand in 2008, delighting younger CorningWare collectors who missed its first run.Great post as always Shane. After decades of success, Corning ceased production of its Pyroceram dishes, switching over to stoneware-based ovenware in 2001. The most produced print is Blue Cornflower, followed closely by “Spice O’ Life.” Other designs that have delighted over the years include English Meadow, Country Festival, French White, Iris, Laurel Leaf, Wildflower, Floral Bouquet, Blue Heather, Nature’s Bounty, Renaissance, and its most collectible and expensive print: Starburst. The line was instantly recognizable.ĬorningWare was also beloved for its quaint prints. Though the containers were white, the lids were transparent glass. Among the brand’s many pieces were pans-frying, loaf, sauce, and cake-coffee percolators and mugs, Dutch ovens, bowls, plates, ramekins, refrigerator containers (“fridgies”), and, most famously, casserole dishes. Initially manufactured and marketed in the states, CorningWare eventually caught on overseas in Europe and Asia. CorningWare revolutionized home cooking and baking domestically and abroad, along with similar glass Pyrex products.įor the next fifty years, CorningWare released a prolific output of cookware-over 750 million pieces altogether. The new product could also be used with a broiler, freezer, stovetop, and, later, a microwave. Pyroceram was the invention of Stanley Donald Stookey, who accidentally discovered the new material in the Corning lab in 1953. The ovenware was made of a white glass-ceramic material called Pyroceram, resistant to shock from sudden temperature changes and breakage. CorningWare was first introduced in 1958 by Corning Glass Works.
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