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Pyrex Compatibles
Introduced in 1972, the Pyrex Compatibles product line was designed to complement Corelle Livingware. It encompasses nesting bowls & ovenware, and serving accessories in the Tabletop Ware product line. The latter grouping includes: mugs, cream & sugar sets, salt & pepper shakers, napkin rings, gravy boats, butter dishes, margarine dishes.
 Box for Pyrex Compatibles cream & sugar set.
Corelle patterns that include Pyrex Compatibles nesting bowls & ovenware plus Tabletop Ware are: Butterfly Gold, Snowflake Blue, Spring Blossom Green, Woodland Brown. Only Tabletop Ware was offered in Old Town Blue, but Homestead nesting bowls & ovenware were a suitable match. A 1976 catalogue states, "The Homestead Collection makes a beautiful compatible too. It doesn't go with Old Town Blue exactly; it goes beautifully."
Winter Frost White comprises just a few Tabletop Ware items. No nesting bowls & ovenware were ever offered with the Winter Frost White name, but plain undecorated opal Pyrex items do exist, some as old as the early 1950s.
Colonial Mist includes matching ovenware & nesting bowls, but no Tabletop Ware. It was the last Corelle pattern to be sold with matching Pyrex ovenware.
Autumn Harvest is not a Corelle pattern, but it does appear on Tabletop Ware, the only Pyrex pattern in this category after 1972. In addition to nesting bowls & ovenware, there are also Store 'N' See containers.
Shenandoah is strictly a Pyrex pattern in nesting bowls & ovenware, but its motifs are clearly derived from Wildflower. It seems to be designed with the subtle suggestion of Corelle compatibility, rather than being a precise match to a single pattern.
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