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Pyrex Pattern: Early American

Period of Production: 1962-1971
Designer: Philip Johnson(?)
Description: All pieces decorated with Early American farm and antique kitchenware imagery, in brown on opal white or in gold leaf on milk chocolate brown, all with colorless glass lids.

  • 300 set mixing bowls are all brown decoration on opal, with a 404 only available as a promo covered casserole with cradle.
  • A 400 set comprised of white-rimmed, graduated earthtoned Americana bowls was also offered as part of the collection.
  • The 503 is a unique white on brown, however, white on brown 401 and 403 bowls are known to exist.
  • The 441 from the 440 set is brown decoration on opal; a gold on brown 441 is from a Chip & Dip promo (#395-7).
  • 063s exist in both gold on brown and in brown on opal.
  • A 1962 promotional (#6262) consisted of a 043 oval casserole paired with a mounter cradle.

Shapes and sizes in this pattern:
Round nesting mixing bowls 300 set: 401, 402, 403 all brown on opal
404 brown on opal sold as covered casserole with serving cradle
Cinderella round nesting mixing bowls 440 set: 441, 443 brown on opal; 442, 444 gold on brown
Cinderella round casseroles 470 and 480 sets: 471,473,475 gold on brown; 472, 474 brown on opal
Oval casseroles with plain clear lids: 043, 045 gold on brown; 063 gold on brown or brown on opal
Refrigerator storage 500 set: 501, 502 brown on opal; 503 white on brown
Chip & dip set: 444/441 gold on brown