Fire-King
Fire-King is an Anchor Hocking brand of glassware similar to Pyrex. It was widely produced from the 1940s until the 1970s, and has since become a popular collectors item. The glassware used to be made of low expansion borosilicate glass which made it ideal for oven use. Currently it is made of tempered Soda–lime glass, soda-lime-silicate glass in the US and borosilicate in Japan History Fire-King was originally produced in the 1940s for everyday use, rather than display. It was often sold in bags of flour as a promotional item or was given away at gas stations. Fire-King could also be purchased at local grocery and hardware stores. Several varieties of Fire-King dishes were made; nesting bowls, dessert bowls, glass beverage containers, casserole dishes, mugs and more. The vintage nesting bowls, produced by the Anchor Hocking Company, are one of the most sought after collectible dishes of this type. On Dec 21, 2010, Fire-King Japan or Fire-King Japan Co., Ltd. was founded in ...
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