1940s Leaflets: Flameware Use & Care  


Flameware teapot, 8126, 6 cup; saucepan, 832, 1 Qt.  The teapot's handle and lid are atypical as it was sold in Canada.


This undated leaflet came with a Flameware teapot.  As its name suggests, Flameware is perfect for gas stoves.

The benefits of using Flameware.  Because they originate from the Canadian division of the company, the teapot and the leaflet must date to the period between 1947 and 1954.

Flameware Use & Care, including advice on cooking methods, since glass transfers heat differently than metal cookware.  It recommends low to medium heat on any type of stove.  A one year warranty covers breakage from heat shock, if the guidelines are followed carefully.

If the consumer owned an electric stove manufactured since 1940, they were obliged to reply to the company with these details before using their Flameware on it.  Presumably this meant that Corning would send along a heat-spreader grid if the product was going to be used on a newer and hotter appliance.  It seems that the grid was not included with this particular piece originally, and the instructions pictured above do not mention this necessity either.

This leaflet, dated 1941, came with a thick Flameware saucepan, the type that needs a detachable handle.  The advantages of cooking in glass are outlined, plus the one year warranty against damage due to heat shock.

Flameware use & care instructions and featured products.

A 6 cup Percolator (7826) is shown.  A 9 cup (7829) with a different handle had been offered earlier, but only for a short time.

Made of thin Flameware, Covered Saucepans with attached handles came in three sizes: 1 Qt (6322), 1½ Qt (6323), 2 Qt (6324).  The last digit of the model number indicates capacity in quarts multiplied by two.

Two sizes of Double Boiler sets were offered.  Although the lower pans hold ½ Qt more than the upper ones do, both carry the same model number which relates to the size of the upper pan: 1 Qt + 1½ Qt (6762), 1½ Qt + 2 Qt (6763).  Upper pans are suffixed with "U", and lower ones with "L".  Lid numbers end with "C", and most lids carry the same number as the pans, but some are marked 7792 & 7793 instead.  They look the same as 6762 & 6763 lids, so it is unclear why they have different numbers.

A Utility Tea-Kettle has a 2½ Qt capacity and a model number of 7125.  The illustration is out of date, depicting the older type of handle that was manufactured during 1938 & 1939.  The first 6 cup Flameware teapot (8126) was introduced later in 1941, so it is not pictured here.

A set of thick Flameware pans with a detachable handle was still available at this time, but it is not shown.  This includes: 7 inch skillet (817), 1 Qt saucepan (832), 1½ Qt saucepan (833).  A 2 Qt saucepan (834) would appear in 1945.

Product warnings and a postcard to submit, if the cookware was going to be used with a new electric stove.  All of the advice in this leaflet is exactly the same as the other one, but organized differently.
 
 
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