three lil bowls

These guys are the best. I use one everyday for my cereal- totally practical. So, I came across these three bowls in the big lot. One is the famous woodland (white on brown), Butter print (blue on white), and a solid blue.

I totally dig the butter print because it's AMISH themed! Ever since I was in high school I've had an unnatural affection for all things amish...so I especially enjoy this pattern. It's got a man and woman dress in farming clothes, bales of hay, and roosters. Gotta love it. Super Americana. :o)

The blue bowl is SUPER worn (probably dishwasher wear over a couple decades)...it's flat mat blue now, with lots of scratches and bands of color missing. This has created an interesting depth in the paint....as badly preserved as this bowl is, it's one of my favs.

And of course the woodlands bowl is awesome.... always reminds me of home.

what I kept from the lot... surprisingly, not pyrex!

Check it out... 4 beautiful, peachy, iridescent, bee-hive shaped handled dishes! Too darn cute. Now, Fire king has a tendency to get mixed-up with Pyrex quite a bit, due to the pattern similarities and over-all look. These lil guys however, are unmistakably non-Pyrex...though I must admit I've used them more in the last couple weeks than most of my Pyrex all together! They're very practical- perfect size for fro-yo (I've been making my own every week), dipping sauces, soup, small dish of cereal, etc. I'd estimate they're volume at about 1 1/2 cups capacity. I love how the bowls have handles, so when you're eating something super hot, or freezing cold you can opt to hold that instead. I did this tonight with my fro-yo. :o)

The dishes are in fairly good shape- with minimal scratches and some paint loss. Overall, the inside white surface is clean and smooth. The peach color on the exterior is very shiny and has a luminescent quality, something you don't tend to see on contemporary dishes. I believe they go for about $5-$10/each if you were to buy them online. Not a bad deal since I bought the 33 piece lot of dishes for $50! hahaha.....good stuff.