Cheinco Housewares 

Formerly named J. Chein & Co., this New Jersey based company had been a well-known maker of tin toys.  When the popularity of that product line declined, Cheinco Housewares emerged as a manufacturer of metal pantryware, mainly storage items, like canisters and other types of tins. 

These products can be found with popular Corelle, Corning Ware and Pyrex patterns, and most of them seem to be genuine designs, possibly produced under licence.

Cheinco bread box, decorated with Meadow.

(Photo right: Cheinco's logo embossed on bottom of bread box.)

Patterns reproduced by Cheinco include: Country Festival, Spice O' Life, Wildflower, Meadow, Strawberry Sunday, Spring Blossom Green, Butterfly Gold, Old Orchard.  There might be others too.  The Spice O' Life and Old Orchard versions are look-alikes rather than exact copies.  Cheinco named the latter "Spice Garden".


Related Articles:

Corelle Profile: Spring Blossom Green
Corelle Profile: Butterfly Gold
Corelle Profile: Meadow
Corelle Profile: Wildflower
Corelle Profile: Spice O' Life 
1975 Brochure: Country Festival 
Pyrex Profile: Old Orchard