Corning Glass Works introduced a number of patterned Pyrex designs in the 1970s including Homestead, suggestive of old fashioned crockery; Old Orchard, combining the warmth of pottery with the practicality of Pyrex; Woodland, Autumn Harvest, Old Town Blue, and Friendship, all … Read more →
In 1960s the test kitchen, now led by June Packard, the Home Economics department staff was busy answering more than 150,000 letters they received every year. Field staff from the Home Economics department traveled widely to spread the word about … Read more →
After the introduction of primary colored opalware post-World War II, new Pyrex colors (and later prints) poured out of Corning Glass Works for the next four decades. The 1950s saw the introduction of colorful patterns and new shapes, and specialty … Read more →