Lot 161:
Description
A collection of vintage domestic kitchenware and food preparation tools comprising ceramic, glass, and plastic items. The ceramic assortment includes a large T. G. Green “Gripstand” mixing bowl with a cane-coloured exterior and cream interior, featuring an embossed logo and decorative banding. The base is marked “‘GRIPSTAND’ MIXING BOWL T. G. GREEN & CO. LTD. CHURCH GRESLEY MADE IN ENGLAND PATENT No. 491317”. Also included is a Mason Cash rectangular ceramic baking dish, the base stamped “Quality English Ceramic Mason Cash 5 Church Gresley England DE11 8EQ”, and an unmarked cream-glazed pudding basin.
The glassware section contains several pieces of JAJ Pyrex, including a milk glass casserole dish with a blue and green geometric pattern, marked “JAJ MADE IN ENGLAND 505 4C” with a crown symbol. A clear oval dish bears the same JAJ crown mark, and a round clear lid is marked “PYREX MADE IN FRANCE”. Further clear glass items include mixing bowls, measuring jugs, and a pie dish marked “Nº 3031” with a Pyrex crown. An amber-tinted glass set consists of two nested bowls and a graduated measuring jug.
A set of plastic Tupperware storage containers is included, finished in 1970s tones of brown, cream, harvest gold, and orange, comprising square and round canisters with lids and two yellow tumblers. One gold lid is marked “TUPPERWARE® MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN 1206-1”. Completing the lot is a red-painted cast metal mechanical apple peeler and corer with a chrome-plated spindle and wooden handle, featuring a suction base.
Condition report:
The items are in good used condition. Minor glaze chipping is visible on the foot rim of the T. G. Green bowl (photo 4). Several clear glass pieces show light surface staining and residue from use (photos 2 and 8). The mechanical apple peeler displays minor oxidation on the chrome-plated threaded spindle (photo 3). The Tupperware pieces show light surface scuffing but remain structurally intact (photo 10).
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