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The Road Roundup: Fall-tober
A quick collection of autumn-inspired design
Wendy Mazur & Kate Wilson
October 13, 2024
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Hello Sunday!
It’s been another crazy week being Road warriors…and life warriors…so this week’s issue curates a few fun vintage finds.
October is one of our favorite months, full of seasonal and holiday nostalgia. We spotlight a few gems and promise to keep the pumpkin spice to a minimum.
Enjoy!
Your Curio Roadies,
Wendy & Kate
This week in Curio:
Fork in the Road
Serving up the Autumn Harvest pattern
Produced by Pyrex from 1979 to 1986.
Designed by Richard Hora, the Autumn Harvest pattern appeared on various Pyrex bowl and casserole sets. According to the Corning Museum of Glass “Pyrex Potluck” site, “Autumn Harvest was the only design with a Store N’ See canister set…” and “the only time a Pyrex design was used (for the canister set) in lieu of Corning Ware patterns or solid colors.”
Pyrex set in the Autumn Harvest pattern.
See a vintage Pyrex ad from 1983 and learn more about the pattern here. Individual pieces and sets are for sale online and will likely run you well north of $100.
The Gallery
Vintage Lisner jewelry
Old “junk” really does become others’ treasure.
In the 1930s, the Lisner company began selling its own jewelry designs using a new product — Dupont’s Lucite. An acrylic plastic available in many bright colors, Lucite gave Lisner jewely both a unique look and a bad rap for being cheaply made “junk jewelry.
Vintage 1960 Lisner Thermoset Lucite Fall Leaves necklace set.
Opinions changed and collectors grew interested in the 1990s. The molded plastic oak-leaf jewelry line that was produced in the ‘60s for five short years remains a hot online commodity today.
Jelly Lucite necklace and clip earrings with molded carved colored leaves mixed with aurora borealis rhinestones.
Pumpkin patch
Blenko art glass pumpkins
These handblown figures pop with fall color.
Blenko began in 1921 making stained and architectural glass, and hand blown stemware after the Great Depression. Its work can be found in the windows of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in a set of tableware at The White House, and in its highly collectible art glass novelties.
Glass blown pumpkins remain a popular creation, with updated designs produced each year. Here are a few that caught our eyes:
Blenko Fruits & Vegetables available here.
Blenko art glass yellow and green gourd found here.
Teal Blenko handblown pumpkin on Etsy.
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