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Sure, you could track down estate sales in your area and hit up the garage sale circuit every weekend. That’s one way to collect vintage Pyrex. But then there’s the internet. Global! At your fingertips! Seems faster after midnight!
While Pyrex is still producing modern, clear glass containers, there’s an undeniable nostalgia for the brand’s old casserole dishes and nesting bowls, with their retro, midcentury patterns. Corning Glass Works has released over 100 different patterns throughout the years, some of which—like soft Pink Daisy, whimsical Gooseberry, or white and blue Colonial Mist—are easily found. Others, like this Zodiac pattern, are more rare, coveted by Pyrexheads who scour eBay and Etsy for vintage Pyrex bowls and ovenware and food storage containers. Search “vintage pyrex” on TikTok, and you’ll find hundreds of videos of collectors showing off their hauls.
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Ready to join them? Whether you’re trying to complete a set of Shenandoah mixing bowls passed down from your great aunt or you’re hunting for something funky, I searched Etsy for the best shops selling vintage Pyrex. Admittedly, it’s not as much fun—or cheap—as when I ran into a mom in a Michigan antique barn training her daughter to look out for specific patterns, but I discovered a few European designs that I’d never run into Stateside thanks to the global reach of the site. Happy hunting!
The Staples: PyrexEtcetera
Run by a duo named Laurel and Richard, PyrexEtcetera specializes in vintage kitchenware and cookware. Yes, there are mixing bowls in Autumn Harvest and Horizon Blue, but they also stock my favorite: rectangular refrigerator dishes with glass tops. I use them for cat treats and household miscellany. There are the occasional dinnerware sets, classic casseroles dishes in a variety of shapes, and divided baking dishes I’m not sure what to do with but still definitely want. Each listing has tons of photos, helpful information about the pattern, the production year and locale, and wear markings. I appreciate the honesty. A small quibble: The shop mixes other brands in with the Pyrex (hence the “Etcetera”), which can be confusing.
The Solid Standby: SnowyCreekDesigns
This Rhode Island–based shop carries a condensed collection of Americana Pyrex patterns in complete sets, like Gooseberry, Butterprint Amish, and Butterfly Gold. Also a lot of vintage linens, which pop up in the photos for Pyrex listings. This is also where you’ll find the occasional ombré set or solid color dish—not exactly the stuff people get tattooed on their bodies, but it’ll never go out of style.
The Treasure Hunt: PyrexKitchen
There’s something vaguely threatening about the photos from this Massachusetts-based store, which are mostly blurry and apparently taken during the dead of night. But that’s when I’m scrolling Etsy anyway, so I’m okay with it. There are hundreds of errant mixing bowls and casseroles here if you’re replacing a one-off.
The Prolific: KitchenKlassicsCo
KitchenKlassicsCo shows off its extensive Pyrex collection in bright lighting on top of what looks like a black bath towel. They have staples like daisy-patterned Cinderella mixing bowls, Snowflake casseroles with clear lids, and oval dishes with patterned lids—business on the bottom, party on top.
The Prolific, Part II: VioletsEmporiumStore
If PyrexKitchen takes its photos at midnight, UK-based VioletsEmporium is using a budget boudoir backsplash for its Pyrex listings. The overwhelming collection includes some cool British Pyrex designs like Toledo (love), and includes the lids in a lot of listings, which is rarer than it seems. A browser’s paradise.
For All the Sets: IndieGlenBoutique
Although the collection itself might be more modest, what this Georgia shop lacks in listings it makes up for in how many pieces you get with each purchase. While IndieGlenBoutique does offer the occasional individual item, it mostly features whole nesting mixing bowl and refrigerator sets.
For Mugs: VintageDecorAddict
This collector has a handful of nice teacup sets, like Spice of Life and Blue Onion. You think I’m making the pattern names up at this point, but I’m not.
For Bowls and Dishes: MegsandMomsFinds
Plenty of bowl and dishware sets both patterned and solid, all photographed on a little ruffle-edged cake stand.
The Far Flung: ThatRetroPiece
We’re in Australia with ThatRetroPiece, where Pyrex was produced by other companies, resulting in some trippy and beautiful patterns like Regency and Flannel Flowers. Fun to peruse! The pastel background color blocks feel like the set of a children’s show. In my late night Etsy shopping cart: This oblong Colonial casserole dish. (They’ve also got a few pieces from England and the States.)
The Scandi: RosieFleur
This Amsterdam-based shop typically has around 20 Pyrex listings (mostly European designs) at a time, all photographed beautifully. Instead of a glass here, a casserole dish there, Rosie Fleur collects sets of dishware, so scrolling feels like shopping in a well-curated boutique. Plus there are tons of funky patterns I’d never seen before, like Arcopal Lotus—not technically Americana Pyrex but similar in material/sturdiness and fun. Love the blocky produce on this bowl.
Other shops to check out
OverTheYearsFinds
GenevaGraceCo
MusicCityDishDaze
OtherworldVintage
And while you’re on Etsy, don’t forget your Pyrex pattern T-shirt, Pyrex pattern posters, and Pyrex wall decals.
This article was published in 2019 and was updated by Megan Wahn in 2023.