Classic blue cornflower patterned Corningware casserole/baking dishes. Just like mom, or grandma, had.
Used, but in excellent shape.
1, 1.5, 1.75 qt with lid
10 in. Casserole w lid
2 detachable handles to enable ease of transfer while hot from the oven.
Asking $25 obo + shipping. Free delivery within a reasonable drive if the greater Sacramento area.
I’ve been eyeing these since I watched my aunt cook with them directly on the stovetop (pyroceram right?) but I think shipping cost to the opp coast will not make any sense.
I’m running errands today, so I can get you an estimated shipping cost. What’s a good zip code to use as a destination?
Those things are great. I donated a boxful exactly like that to GoodWill when I was cleaning out my mom’s house in LA last year. Kinda regret it…
I did some quick bathroom scale weighing and such.
I believe they will all fit in a usps flat rate large box, which is approx $25.
At around 13 lbs and change, UPS will be about the same.
So the effective price w shipping, alas, is about $50.
Still a decent deal, but admittedly a less attractive one.
I am loathe to donate to Goodwill these days, because I have witnessed firsthand what happens to things that don’t sell in their stores. Once an item has languished for a certain amount of time in a GW retail store (I don’t know what the threshold is, but it’s not long), it gets sent to a GW warehouse. Literally truckloads arrive at the warehouses daily, and the warehouse employees dump the misfit items into bins that are about 10’x4’x2’. The buying public can sift through the bins, where nothing is sorted, so you have household goods mixed with small appliances and clothing of all sorts and sizes. Some of it is clearly junk, but I have seen brand new clothing as well as kitchenware that may not be new but is perfectly serviceable. The bins have a floor life of about an hour, after which the hard goods are sorted to be shipped to the landfill, and the clothing bundled for overseas delivery.
These days we donate to our local homeless shelters, Habitat Restore, or our local foster care units for kids aging out of the system. That way we know our stuff will be used and not end up in the ground.
As for this Corningware, I think @Lectroid is asking a very decent price - plus he’s fairly local to me - but I have nearly that exact set and no place to store more pieces, else I’d be all over it.
Not to derail the thread, but Goodwill will half the price of items that have lingered too long. Every Friday, they switch colors – today (Friday) was orange, everything with an orange tag is half price. On Thursday everything with an orange tag will go down to $2.00 (it used to be $1.00). Next Friday, everything with an orange tag will be pulled and a new color will go half price.
So they do try to sell everything in the store… some things just don’t sell.
Today, I found a beautiful “Daisy” print summer dress for Sunshine. Originally it was $6.49, so half price (orange tag) $3.24, what a steal!! I just put it in the wash, I’ll take a picture later.
I think I have that same exact set that my mom gave me, which she used when I was just a wee little blue faced toddler at home.
Bubble wrap it to death because the PS will surely destroy that flat box, the $50 gratis insurance is a joke.
Our local Goodwill is a crooked outfit. The Salvation Army here is much better with their displays and pricing. They don’t accept books anymore, though. Living in a resort area allows us pretty nice merch showing up in the local thrift organizations, there is competetion with the national shops.
I’m sorry to hear that.
By the way, here is the dress I picked up for Sunshine. She really likes it.
My parents in law will have to get rid of all of these immediately. My husband is considering having some select pieces shipped to us from this lot. What, amongst these Corningware pieces, do you think is worth keeping? I have my eye on the blue cornflower and the patterned ones second shelf from the top.
Are there any of the metal serving racks the pans fit in?
I’m not sure what you mean?
I grew up in households where Corningware of those designs, and most likely a similar vintage, served us well. So I’d choose those too.
I’m still kicking myself—almost a decade later—that I didn’t have the emotional bandwidth to find a way to bring home more of that stuff when it fell to me to sell my childhood home after the older generation had passed. Don’t be me. 
Corningware also used to make accessories for some of their pieces. One type was a thick-gauged wire frame that had feet and handles in which the piece would nest so you could place your casserole (or whatever) directly on the table without a trivet, and also pass it at the table using the handles. The other accessory to look for is a detachable handle that clips onto one of the flared handles. I haven’t seen one of those in years, and don’t remember exactly how they attached or how secure they were, I just remember thinking they were pretty clever.
ETA: In the OP, @Lectroid had some of the latter handles in the photo.
The blue cornflower pattern is a classic and can sell relatively easily on eBay/facebook/etc. but not for the hundreds of dollars you might hope for. When I sold most of moms
The more recent stuff (the fluted, french white) will also sell relatively easily and may be accepted by consignment shops
The harvest patterns are more rare and CAN sell for more, but generally aren’t as sought after.
Shipping, alas, is pricey (ceramic and glass are heavy), which makes selling nationwide a little tougher. I had better luck on FB marketplace (yuck) since you can keep it relatively local. I ended up getting $35 for the whole set that started this thread from a local whole came and picked them up. Basically, I charged $5 for each separate piece (including lids) and $5 for the two handles. I expect you could fetch similar $ for most of these pieces.
A consignment shop might take on the entire collection. Expect you’ll get about 1/2 the sale price.
I inherited a lot of the early 1960’s Cornflower pattern ware. I rarely use it for cooking and am not sure if it is safe anymore. In addition to many sizes of casserole pieces, I have a 2qt tall casserole and a dozen or more of the small square ramekins, everything has a lid. Someone in the fam got the tall coffee pot. When I see the Cornflower pattern in thrift or consignment stores, the prices are not in the crazy collectible range at all. Now that I think of it, it is time to unload all this stuff taking up valuable kitchen cabinet real eastate. The kids don’t want it.
I didn’t know until recently that the older pieces are stovetop safe as well, which is pretty amazing in my book.
Check ebay before they get rid of them – there are folks who will sell for you on ebay too.
