While no one seems to know Lucky in Love’s exact history, its believed to have been either an incredibly limited promotional piece or even a test piece.Įvidence that Lucky in Love may have been a test piece is that the Corning Museum of Glass has a Lucky in Love piece without hearts, while the piece that had everyone buzzing in 2015 had hearts. Lucky in Love is an elusive print that dates to 1959 and only appeared on one-quart round casserole dishes. Pretty much everyone in the Pyrex collecting community agrees that Lucky in Love is the rarest Pyrex pattern ever released. 473)Ĭurrent Price: None currently listed on resale sites, but a piece sold for over $4,000 in 2015 Why It’s Rare: Believed to be test pieces or promotional itemįeatured On: One-quart round casserole dish (No. Typically promotional items from the time period that Blue Barcode was released came as single items, but Blue Barcode was available in two different casserole sets. In addition to the Blue Barcode design, there were prototypes made in yellow and orange, brown and orange, yellow and black, blue and yellow, green and white, and black and blue. Blue Barcode pieces do come up from time to time and can go for around $100 or so. While all Barcode pattern Pyrex is rare, the most common of the group is the blue colorway, which is officially called Blue Stripe. The pattern known as “Barcode” in the Pyrex community was only available in 1966 on dishes that were promotional items or test pieces.
480) other various round casserole dishesĬurrent Price: $75 for No. 470) Three-piece Cinderella Casserole Set (No. Why It’s Rare: Promotional and test piecesįeatured On: Three-piece Bake, Serve and Store Set (No. The mystery surrounding the Eyes pattern seems to have increased the pattern’s desirability and sellers are asking for hundreds, even a few thousand dollars for pieces.Īccording to the Corning Museum of Glass, the Eyes pattern also appeared on a coffee carafe and a clear one-quart juicer with a turquoise plastic lid. Some pieces with the Eyes pattern don’t have the traditional Pyrex mark on the bottom of the bowls.
Additionally, no one is sure if the Hot ‘N’ Cold Chip and Dip Set was a promotional item or if it was made for a third party company. No one knows when Eyes was released, but based on the make of the bowls and the pattern, Pyrex experts have dated the pattern to around the 1950s. Officially released as the “Hot ‘N’ Cold” Chip and Dip Set, the pattern affectionately called “Eyes” is another elusive and mysterious vintage Pyrex pattern.
Why It’s Rare: Believed to be promotional itemĬurrent Price: $450 to $1,125 on various resale sites