1960 Pyrex Retail Catalogue (Part 2) 

This six page catalogue aimed at retailers was issued by Corning Glass Works of Canada Ltd. based in Leaside Ontario.  It is a list of all available Pyrex products that a merchant might order by the case.  Although the catalogue originates from the Canadian division of Corning, all of the Pyrex items presented in it are American-made.  It had been several years since the Leaside plant had melted any glass, and where Pyrex was concerned, this facility was just a distribution centre at this time.

The following images are a modified version of the catalogue, the layout has been altered in order to maintain a legible text size.  Also see: Part One.

Clear Ovenware.  An 088 is a cleverly designed oval roaster.  With two of them, one can be inverted to become a lid.  Both the 088 and 1233 were introduced in 1957.  A 687 lid is deeper than the usual flat-top utility lid and it fits an 026 casserole.  A 95 nesting bowl set includes: 322, 323, 325.  This set was called "95" because it could be purchased for 95¢ in 1942 when it debuted.

Ovenware, Measuring Cups and 1063 divided dish (a new item in 1960), plus Replacement Offer & Guarantee.  In plain white opal, a 1063 was a regular item that remained up to 1967.  A blue opal version, named Bluebelle, was a special gift promotion for 1960 only.  No lids were provided for 1063s.

It is unclear why the two larger measuring cups are listed as 517 & 533.  Their usual model numbers are 516 & 532.

Divided dishes & non-divided dishes, and 300/400-series round nesting bowl sets.  Aside from the multi-colour set, only three-bowl sets were offered at this time.  Solid-coloured four-bowl sets in Yellow, Pink or Turquoise had been available during the late 1950s.

Cinderella bowls & casseroles, refrigerator sets.  For Cinderella sets: Yellow = yellow & black Gooseberry; Pink = pink Gooseberry; Turquoise = turquoise Butterprint.  Only a 470 set was produced at this time; 480 sets did not arrive until 1961.

Spring gift promotion sets and new 300-series bowl set.  Pattern names are not listed here, but in advertising, the 943 was said to have a "Meadow" decoration, the 575 is a "classic gold star on turquoise", and the colour of the 444 Salad Bowl is "modern green".  It seems that a genuine photograph of the three-bowl Butterprint set was unavailable because the real bowls do not look like that.

Pyrex gift promotion in-store display unit.

List of Pyrex replacement parts for Flameware, casseroles, nesting bowl sets and refrigerator dishes.  (Larger version in a new window.)

Also see: Part One.


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