As you can imagine, promotional Pyrex patterns can be quite expensive. Standard patterns were manufactured for at least two years, while promo patterns were only featured on a limited number of pieces for a limited time. Pyrex patterns are classified as Standard or Promotional. While everyone has their favorite Pyrex pattern, the rarer patterns are in higher demand for obvious reasons. She says sheвЂ™s never paid more than $10 for a piece! Pyrex Patterns Part of Ashley JennetteвЂ™s extensive Pyrex collection, the winner of our Pyrex photo contest. Pyrex hunting and collecting is fun and easy, if you know what to look out for. (Collectors, whether theyвЂ™re intoВ Pyrex or Star Wars collectibles, are a lot like hipsters: territorial over their вЂњthing,вЂќ whatever it is,В and always in search of that next cool piece to add to their collection.В the more obscure the better).Д«ut donвЂ™t let the rabidВ Pyrex junkiesВ scare you off from this throwbackВ hobby. They donвЂ™t want demand drivingВ the value of Pyrex up. This sudden surge in popularity makes some Pyrex collectors wary. One thingвЂ™s certain: whether youвЂ™ve been collecting Pyrex for years or are new to the game, youвЂ™ll find that (like anything midcentury modern), the demand outweighs the supply.

Pyrex aficionadoВ Ashley JennetteВ said she felt a special thrill whenever she walked into a thrift shop and saw a piece of Pyrex вЂњin the wild.вЂќ PyrexHellcatвЂ™s collection, appropriately displayed in a stylish midcentury hutch. ( Vintage Jadeite and Fire King have similar followings). For her, Pyrex is a way of expressing her uniqueВ style.ДЇor still others, the fun of Pyrex is in the thrill of the hunt. Her PyrexВ collection is just for show, and she changes her displays with the seasons. PyrexHellcat says she got into the hobby by way of the whole 1950s-muscleВ car-pinup scene. On the other end of the Pyrex-collectingВ spectrum is a young, twenty-something Pyrex enthusiastВ who calls herself PyrexHellcat. Her vintage PyrexВ collection is spread outВ all over her houseВ because she incorporates her pieces into daily use (known to insiders as вЂњPyrex in actionвЂќ).

Pyrex lover Sylvia SchancheВ says she inherited pieces from her mother and grandmotherВ and likes using piecesВ she remembers as a kid growing up in the 60s and 70s. Many collectors love Pyrex simply because it reminds them of childhood. Why not? Part of PyrexвЂ™s popularity is due to the nostalgia factor. You can often find better deals at an estate sale than youвЂ™ll find online. While estate sales arenвЂ™t the only places to find vintage Pyrex, theyвЂ™re a pretty good wayВ to start your search, especially as the Baby Boomers beginВ to let go of their collections. You canвЂ™t hang around estate sales for very long without eventually running into a piece of Pyrex for example,В a vintage Gooseberry 473 (if you want to get technical).

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