Receta Seein' Stars - Unknown Black Atomic Star Pattern??
But true to Corning Ware form, cause these things go in waves, a 1 3/4 quart size appeared on eBay less than a month later. I promptly purchased that one, so I could get a good look at one of these pieces. It proved to be unmarked on the bottom. No P-series mark, no embossing.... Nothing. Which makes even attempting to date it's production virtually impossible, other than "prior to 1972" because of the P-series sized handle lugs. (top piece)
Sadly, I lost an auction on a 1 quart sized piece last Tuesday. (Which is where this photo is from)
But as with most things, when one door closes, another opens. I became the owner of a 2 1/2 quart size piece just this morning, thanks to a fellow Facebook user with whom I worked out a trade. (Thank you Terence!!)
I figured I should have at least 2 pieces in my possession before I wrote a blog post about it. Not that I am going to be able to do a "Big Reveal" on the name or anything, but this post will provide at least SOME information out on the internet about this pattern.
I would be up to only 4 known pieces, if it had not been for the original conversation on Facebook... You see another member graciously posted a picture of a 1 quart Saucemaker she had seen a while back. (Thank you Heather!!)
That seems like an awful lot of pieces (7) for it to have been simply a test pattern. This leads me to believe it may have been one of the patterns made available to Corning Employees in the Employee shop... Like the Christmas/Holiday pieces.
Where is your Corning Ware??
Anybody out there have this pattern with a box??
Update: There is a similar pattern to this one, but with a more complicated star pattern. It has a medallion in the center of the star... This piece is a 1 1/2 quart size PH-1 1/2-B.
It's the same type of "black", being sort of a dark gunmetal grey color with a slight sheen to it.