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What’s New?
February 27, 2010
Four distinctive Electromatic percolators made of Pyrex and Corning Ware were introduced in 1973.
February 23, 2010
On a few occasions clear and amber Pyrex bakeware was combined with different types of cradles made to match Corelle patterns.
Cheinco Housewares made metal kitchen items like canisters, and some are decorated with Corelle and Corning Ware patterns.
A leaflet from the early 1950s explains Flameware Use & Care.
February 17, 2010
There is a new menu in the left column for Centura Tableware. Centura Profiles provides a history of the product line, plus dates and brief details about individual patterns. Centura Gallery features pages from a 1972 catalogue.
Summer Blossoms has finally found a better photo.
February 10, 2010
Old Town Blue and hook-handle cups are a few months older than previously thought. They first appeared on retail shelves in late 1972, not 1973.
There has been a small reshuffle on the site: the Termo-Rey and Pedestal Mugs articles now reside in a category on the left column called 'Other Brands'. A little while ago, the Corning Ware themed articles were gathered together into a new section titled 'Corning Ware Profiles'. Also at that time two categories in the Gallery were combined into one called 'Advertising & Brochures'.
January 29, 2010
A new Pattern Profile features Casey's Flower & Stencil Garden, both from 1988.
1972 saw the introduction of four special patterns on Corning Ware Electromatic percolators. A brochure printed that year has revealed their correct names.
New photos have been trickling into existing articles recently: Wildflower, Peach Floral, Oriental Wood, Colonial Mist, E-1210 Percolator, Bella Vista, Festive Harvest, P-4 Casserole, Pastel Bouquet.
January 22, 2010
Another leaflet from a Pyrex carafe provides use & care instructions for different types of beverage makers.
Since it was first posted, the Corelle Currier & Ives article has been updated with more info.
January 14, 2010
What's the difference between My Garden and Sun Garden?
January 9, 2010
Corning Ware coffee percolators, weren't they recalled in the 1970s?
January 3, 2010
The Gallery includes a Pyrex package leaflet from about 1961. It pictures some of the pieces and patterns available at the time, plus use & care instructions for Pyrex and Flameware.
December 23, 2009
Corning Ware Fast Food Dishes are featured in a Corning Ware Profile.
A bit of pre-production history has been added for hook-handle cups.
Until now, Rangetoppers have been a glaring omission from the list of items not safe for the microwave.
December 17, 2009
There is a new Corelle Pattern Profile: Blue Cornflower.
December 10, 2009
Many pieces of Spice O' Life Corning Ware have a French phrase as part of the decoration. Which ones, and what do they mean?
Additions to various pattern lists have been made recently:
Corning Ware P-4 (Blue/Green Medallion, Just White, wheat design in gold), Soup Plates (Jasmine, Secret Garden), Images Cups (Apple Harvest).
November 13, 2009
Two sizes of Corning Ware Petite Pans are featured in Corning Ware Profiles.
November 8, 2009
An original use & care guide for Corning Ware is posted in the Gallery.
A delicate floral Corning Ware pattern from 1984 has been difficult to identify, but its name has been found at last and it is the subject of a Profile: Autumn Meadow.
There is a date correction for Dimension IV, specifically the first three patterns. New information shows they are from late 1979, not 1980.
November 1, 2009
A new article features Pyrex juice pitchers and jugs, with a focus on those shapes which were made to match Corelle patterns.
October 20, 2009
The designers of many more patterns have been identified, and the list by artist's name has been updated. Most notable are the first four Livingware patterns, plus some Centura, Corning Ware and Pyrex patterns from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Morning Light, the twin of Sea and Sand, is no longer a mystery. It is from 1988 or 1989, and was part of the Occasions line.
October 9, 2009
A new Pattern Profile features Peach Floral and Country Cornflower.
October 6, 2009
A brochure from 1976 & 1977 features Old Town Blue, Winter Frost White, Butterfly Gold and Spring Blossom Green.
Better date information has been found for White Lace and Festive Harvest. Clear Pyrex bowls in these patterns were launched mid-1988, but White Lace glassware did not come out until 1994.
September 27, 2009
Spice Jars, or shakers, are now included in Gemco Tops & Bottoms.
September 17, 2009
A new Pattern Profile from Natural Images is available: Victorian Lace.
One more article features Country Festival: Comparison with Friendship.
September 12, 2009
A bit of info about 8 cup Designer Teapots has been added to Corning Ware Teapots.
A new Gallery article features a 1975 brochure introducing Country Festival Corning Ware.
The rectangular P-4 Corning Ware casserole is the subject of a Close-Up. It was originally designed for the Electromatics product line in the early 1960s.
August 31, 2009
New photos have been added in the last few days to Currier & Ives and Corning Ware Teapots.
The CornerStone plate style has ceased production recently. The last three CornerStone patterns are still available and these have transitioned to the standard rimmed style instead.
August 20, 2009
A new Pattern Profile includes the embossed 3-swirl patterns from the original Impressions line: Celestial Blue, Pastel Ballet, Spring Breeze, Windward White.
August 3, 2009
Why name Pyrex mixing bowls after Cinderella?
July 27, 2009
A new article features photos from a 1981 catalogue, showing some of the Expressions patterns available that year.
Romance, Island Breeze and Spring Blue are new additions to the Soup Plates List, and the total is now 89.
July 14, 2009
A new Pattern Profile includes the decorative Currier & Ives plates from the early 1980s, plus the similar Christmas plates from around the same time.
Corning Ware Designer Casseroles are the subject of a Close-Up.
A Comparison of Holly Days and Winter Holly is also available.
June 30, 2009
What is the difference between Eve and Berries & Cherries?
There is a new list in Patterns By Piece, Flat-Rim Soup Plates.
June 17, 2009
The Images cup is the latest addition to Cup Styles. It debuted in 1986 and was made for about 10 years.
It has been learned that Dominion Glass also made a small nesting bowl set with a faux Blue Cornflower decoration.
June 11, 2009
The latest article is a basic list of patterns and introduction dates, with some discontinuation dates as well. These patterns are those which do not have a Pattern Profile yet, but since the dates have been discovered already, it is pointless to withhold the info until the full articles are completed.
June 4, 2009
A very kind forum member has come forward with some original literature from Corning, resulting in better date information for many pattern profiles. Thank you!
Butterfly Gold, Spring Blossom Green, Floral Spray, Skyscape, Dusk, Allegro, Meadow Green, English Ivy, Quintet, Deco Bands, Morning Glory, Peach Garland, English Morn, Blue Lily, Lace Bouquet, Sea and Sand.
May 29, 2009
The Occasions product line was introduced in 1986 with five patterns: English Morn, Pacifica, Pastel Bouquet, Shadow Iris, Veranda.
May 25, 2009
The capacities of all cups & mugs have been measured and this info has been added to many articles, mainly Cup Styles and Pattern Profiles.
May 18, 2009
More photos have been added to page two of Plate Styles.
What is the difference between Sea & Sand and Morning Light?
Normandy cups in the Images style can be made of stoneware or Suprema.
Heirloom Bloom is another standard rimmed pattern which borrows its cup style from CornerStone.
May 7, 2009
Plate Styles has expanded to page two with a gallery of photos.
In Close-Ups & Comparisons, two more patterns are featured in pictures: Country Dove, Cranberry Blossom.
April 28, 2009
Cup Styles is now Cup & Plate Styles with the addition of a new article covering seven round plate types. The article also gives emphasis to the product lines which include these styles.
April 20, 2009
Where Pyrex Compatibles are concerned, 024 casseroles are atypical, but some do exist with Corelle patterns: Snowflake Blue & Butterfly Gold.
April 6, 2009
A new Pattern Profile from 1985 features the debut of the Natural Images line: Blue Floral, Calico Rose, Lace Bouquet and Windflower.
March 28, 2009
A 1983 mail-in offer was used to promote the new CornerStone Collection: one dinner plate for $2.00 with four patterns to choose from.
March 19, 2009
What is the difference between Bella Vista and Casa Flora?
All those cups and mugs marked 'Corning' are probably not Corning Ware at all. Suprema is a glass-ceramic which gets very little recognition since its brand name is never stamped on its products. Comparing Suprema with Corning Ware shows just how different it is.
March 13, 2009
A new Cup Styles article features straight-sided stoneware mugs from 1985.
In the Chrome Top Guide there is a second Gemco article detailing which tops belong on which bottoms. It is very easy to mix them up when the same glass base has multiple uses.
March 8, 2009
The CornerStone Collection was an important new product line in 1983. There were four initial patterns: Belle Grove, China Blossom, Glenora, Royal Garden.
Three more CornerStone patterns were added in 1984 & 1985: Iris, Summer Mist, Spring Pond.
February 27, 2009
Three new Pattern Profile articles cover thirteen patterns from 1986:
Livingware - English Ivy, Melody, Quintet; Blue Lily, Country Violets, Rose, Summer Blossoms;
Design Images - Deco Bands, Morning Glory, Normandy, Peach Garland, Queen's Lace, Rose Trellis.
February 21, 2009
A new Pyrex Profile features Store 'N' See Canisters in many different colours and patterns.
February 14, 2009
Catalogue pages from 1973 depict Spice O' Life and the newly re-designed shape of Corning Ware casseroles.
There is a pattern list available for Corning Ware teapots in 3 cup and 6 cup sizes.
A list is compiled of a few of the artists who created patterns for Corning.
February 10, 2009
An introduction date of 2001 has been found for Festiva.
The original small Pyrex cream & sugar set has been photographed for two articles.
February 6, 2009
Calico Rose, on a beige background, has a lesser-known twin with a white background: Rose Trellis.
A page from 1974 promoting Pyrex 470 casseroles is the subject of a new Gallery article.
A new Pattern Profile is available: Bayscape, Sandscape, Skyscape.
February 3, 2009
A new Gallery article compares genuine Spice O' Life with Gemco's version: Comparing Corning Ware & Gemco.
Wear and Tear (at left) has been updated with details about circumstances that make Delayed Shattering more likely to occur once a piece has been 'bruised'. There are also hints about determining, sooner rather than later, whether the appropriate cleanser will be a success or failure on the coloured surface of Pyrex.
January 31, 2009
Two Gallery articles are new: Garden Row and Strawberry Sunday.
A new article profiles a uniquely British Corelle pattern: Sedgemoor. A Gallery article also provides a glimpse of other patterns available in Britain.
January 22, 2009
It may be on the very periphery of Corelle compatibility, but Shenandoah deserves mentioning as the Pyrex pattern which took the place of Butterfly Gold and Spring Blossom Green in 1982. In terms of design, it bears a striking similarity to Wildflower. It is pictured in the 1982 catalogue also.
January 19, 2009
It has been discovered that there are indeed Refrigerator Dishes made for the Brown version of Homestead.
January 7, 2009
Three new articles have been added to 'Close-ups & Comparisons': comparing Suprema to stoneware for Flared Mugs and Straight-Sided Mugs, and comparing Transitions to Sandstone and Winter Frost White.
A clear sculptured bowl set, in the same basic shape as the round 400 bowls, has been discovered and it is a perfect match for Festiva.
December 15, 2008
A new section, 'Close-ups & Comparisons', is available in the Gallery.
More photos have been added to many articles: Suprema Flared Mugs (Patterns By Piece), Morning Blue, Woodland Brown (Pattern Profiles), Gemco, Dispensers Inc. (Chrome Top Guide).
December 7, 2008
A new Pattern Profile is available for Holly Days.
New photos have been added to many articles: Pie Plate / Multi-Dish (Patterns By Piece), Libbey Glasses (Glassware), Pedestal Mugs, Open Handle Cups (Cup Styles), Winter Frost White (Pattern Profiles).
December 3, 2008
There is now a better understanding of the two intervals of stoneware cups in the Cornerstone product line, and new pictures have been added to the article: Cornerstone Cups.
A new Pattern Profile for Blue Macrame and Green Macrame is available. Generally not a lot is known about the pattern, but some facts have come to light at least, most notably its official name.
November 25, 2008
Photos have been added for the newest Cup Style: Cornerstone Cups.
The Centura Tableware Gallery is available (menu at left). It does not encompass every Centura pattern, but does give details about all twelve patterns that were available in the 1972 catalogue.
November 12, 2008
A new article features Pyrex Festiva, which was marketed as a Corelle Coordinate in recent times.
A new Cup Style from 1983 is available: Cornerstone Cups.
It is hoped that photos for the aforementioned articles will appear once the photography department returns from vacation.
There are three new Gallery articles featuring 1976 catalogue pages, see menu at left.
October 23, 2008
New pattern profiles are available: Batik & Strawberry Sunday, and Forget-Me-Not.
The last three Expressions patterns are now featured: Desert Blossom, Windsor Rose and Misty Morning.
October 19, 2008
A magazine advertisement from 1973-74 is now featured in the Gallery. It promotes open-handle cups and Old Town Blue.
There is a new list in Patterns By Piece for the Corelle Pie Plate or Multi-Dish.
There is a new article in Quick Questions about the microwave safety of various glass and glass-ceramic products made by Corning.
October 14, 2008
Some additional photos have been added for Blue Heather and Indigo.
The Centura Tableware Gallery is on vacation until the technical difficulties are hammered out.
October 6, 2008
It has been discovered that Gemco's own pattern name for their Meadow version is actually 'Spring'.
There is a new section at left named 'Patterns By Piece'. These articles will be straightforward lists of patterns made for certain pieces. Primarily, the lists will be compiled for the more distinctive Corelle items plus certain cups which happen to have a very long pattern list, like Suprema Mugs.
October 1, 2008
The Dimension IV article has been split into two. This better illustrates how the original Dimension IV patterns and the newer coupe versions are distinct from one another in three identifiable ways. Plates, mugs and bowls definitely belong to either one or the other, and it is only the large serving pieces which can be claimed by both versions.
September 23, 2008
On the topic of Spring Blossom Green Refrigerator Dishes, a very helpful catalogue photo from 1976 has been discovered. It is now known that the Original version was last seen in 1976, and the New version was available only in 1977 & 1978.
September 12, 2008
A new Corelle pattern profile is available for Sunshine. The article also includes related patterns from the Summer Impressions product line: Blueberry, Ginger and Honeydew.
A paragraph has been added at the end of the Glass-Ceramics article. It outlines the difference between amber Pyrex and Visions. Although these two kinds of glass look almost identical on the surface, it is essential to understand that they are not the same formulation, and they are not interchangeable.
September 3, 2008
Wear & Tear (at left) has been updated with information about 'cavitation erosion'. This kind of damage can happen to cups (or bowls) that are used frequently to bring water to the boil in the microwave. Although the cups are both heat-resistant and microwave-safe, it is the action of the boiling water which permanently destroys the interior surface of the cup.
A new kind of boxed set has been observed in Homestead, and it has been confirmed that the Brown version did have a complete 4-piece set of Cinderella bowls.
More has been learned about the 10 oz and 18 oz bowls belonging to the rimmed Dimension IV patterns and the newer coupe counterparts.
September 1, 2008
A new article has been completed which profiles two patterns: Burgundy and Ribbon Bouquet.
There are now two ways to navigate to Corelle Pattern Profiles. An alphabetical pattern list is accessible in the left column as well as the original chronological list.
August 26, 2008
Termo-Rey has been added to the 'Other Manufacturers' menu at the left. Made in Brazil by Brasividro, Termo-Rey is decorated with at least six Corelle look-alike patterns.
August 21, 2008
Three new pattern profiles are available: Flirtation, Harvest Home and Spice O' Life.
An item list has been added to the Gemco Ware article. It is an overall list of the clear glass items made with genuine Corelle patterns, and sold under the brand name 'Corning Coordinates For Corelle'.
August 13, 2008
There have been some changes to the site and there is a new section at the bottom of the left column. 'Historical & Technical' is divided into 'Company History' and 'Glass Manufacture'.
The newest article in Company History is about the MacBeth-Evans Glass Company. Admittedly, that company pre-dates Corelle by 30 years, but it does have some relevance. And the origin of Opal Pyrex is very firmly rooted in certain MacBeth-Evans products.
July 29, 2008
Some new photos have been added to: Colonial Mist and Floral Spray, Oriental Wood & Solitary.
July 25, 2008
The Livingware 2 product line is now included in Corelle Pattern Profiles with two new articles: Colonial Mist and Floral Spray, Oriental Wood & Solitary.
July 15, 2008
In the Gallery, some catalogue pages from 1972 are the subject of a new article.
July 9, 2008
A new manufacturer has joined the Chrome Top Guide: Dominion Glass.
July 3, 2008
A new Pyrex Profile is completed: Colonial Mist.
New section: A Gallery is available at the left of the page. So far it includes a few magazine advertisements and catalogue images.
June 14, 2008
A new Corelle Pattern Profile for Wildflower is available.
Autumn Harvest Tabletop Ware and Store 'N' See containers are covered in a special article.
June 12, 2008
There is more new information concerning the Corning Ware vs. Corningware brand names. It appears that Corning Inc. was using the new name in late 1996, perhaps earlier.
Some newly discovered Gemco pieces have been added to the Ivy Green and Spice Excitement lists.
May 27, 2008
A small section has been added to the Dimension IV article regarding Pyrex items that were made to complement Citrus, Almond, Cinnamon and Slate.
The Gemco Ware article has seen some updates with the addition of a 'Strawberry' item list, and some 'Country Life' items have surfaced with German lettering.
A Morning Blue Pattern Profile is now available, and another Profile is devoted to the first four patterns of the Expressions line: April, Blue Heather, Indian Summer and Meadow.
May 18, 2008
Another cup style is available: Suprema flared mugs. Technical Topics has seen some date refinements and clarifications also.
Gemco's own pattern name for their Indian Summer version turns out to be 'Autumn'.
May 14, 2008
A new article for Winter Frost White has been added to Corelle Dinnerware - Pattern Profiles.
Some new information has arrived involving Dimension IV plus the related coupe versions. 1986 marks a turning point for those patterns, and there is a definite correlation between mug style and plate style.
A new cup style has joined the list: Pyrex Livingware 2 extra-white cups.
'Glassware' under 'Other Manufacturers' has been updated with a short paragraph regarding Indiana Glass.
April 26, 2008
Some corporate related info about Corning Glass Works & World Kitchen plus the Corning Ware vs. Corningware brand names has been added.
A new article tackling the 2 different patterns found on Spring Blossom Green Refrigerator Dishes is also found in 'Quick Questions'.
The Dimension IV product line has been added to Pattern Profiles. Dimension IV includes: Citrus, Cinnamon, Almond, Slate, Heather, Cobalt and Onyx. The article also mentions the related patterns: Chestnut, Indigo, Meadow Green and Allegro.
The sixth Cup Style (Pyrex round-bottom) is now available.
April 23, 2008
A new Pyrex profile featuring Homestead has been added.
More end date information has been found for Pyrex in Butterfly Gold, Spring Blossom Green, Woodland, Autumn Harvest, Tabletop Ware and Refrigerator Dishes.
April 16, 2008
The first five Cup Styles have been added with more to come soon.
A handy new Search Box (top right) has been implemented by our equally handy webmaster.
April 7, 2008:
There is a new article in the Chrome Top Guide about Dispensers Inc.
Other updates recently have been the addition of pictures to the Gemco Ware article, and Autumn Harvest is added to Pyrex Pattern Profiles.
An introduction to Cup Styles has been added to the Corelle Livingware menu at the left, and there will be more specific articles in that area very soon.
March 29, 2008:
So far, everything! Welcome to this brand new site about Corelle, and I hope there is something here that interests you. I invite you to have a look in all the corners, and in particular have a look at this article, About, as a sort of orientation.
We are in the midst of a quite bumpy start-up phase right now, and there are plenty of photos, sections and articles planned, but they are not all plugged in yet. Potentially every week, there may be new updates, so check in as often as you like.
When all the bumps are smoothed out, the main purpose of ‘What’s New’ is to keep track of major updates and new articles as they go on-line. It’s just a convenient place to provide a quick check for new content. |
