Month: November 2018

Sunday serendipity. Most places I look for Pyrex aren't open on Sundays, so a day trip on that day is unusual. Our itinerary took us past an "antiques & interiors" place I had largely written off since it had become more of the latter than the former. But it was right there, so we stopped. Many collectibles booths I was used to seeing were gone, replaced by shabby chic furniture. Those that remained had booth-wide discounts of 30-50%. I've had this 472 for months, and had little luck finding anything in any condition to flesh out the set. So I was surprised to find not one but both, and in perfect condition (a chipped lid notwithstanding).

Another divided casserole pressed into service as a serving dish. Ads usually don't call it Royal Wheat, but it is printed on the box. No lid came with this promo.

The 933 oblong baking dish, better known as a lasagna pan, always looks quite large when photographed alone. But, in person, they never seem all that big. But when you set a 1-1/2 quart oval casserole in one, it again looks all the larger. Maybe it's like how the moon looks larger when viewed closer to the horizon than high overhead. The 933 is the only decorated Friendship that doesn't have the pattern in two colors.

One of three plain opal 023 1-1/2 qt. round casserole-based promos offered in consecutive years 1956-1958. Now I have all three.

I found the three smaller dishes at a bargain price months ago. But looking to eBay to hurriedly complete the set would have likely proved not only difficult but expensive. Sometimes things turn up where you least expect them, like when you're on an unplanned trip 1500 miles from home. Being patient netted me this mint condition set for a third of eBay prices.