Vintage McKee Two Nesting Bell-Shaped Nesting Mixing-Bowls Yellow 7IN Red 9IN

Description: Currently and until further notice – I can ship from within the US – handling time of 20 business days - as I am located in Canada but can arrange with a shipper to originate once per month from within the US. As that gap lessens, handling time will shorten. I am able to ship from within Canada to Canadian, US, and permitted International destinations - by Canada Post - Monday-Friday – not weekends, not holidays. Please contact seller for pricing and process information. For all avid collectors of McKee - GLASBAKE ... this iconic brand was developed in 1917, with changes in name over the years: GLASBAKE Ovenware 1917-53; GLASBAKE by McKee a division of Thatcher 1951-61; GLASBAKE by Jeannette 1961-83, when it closed.Offered here is a Nesting-Pair of - VINTAGE Depression-Era McKee GLASBAKE - Opal-White Milk-Glass, Round, Bell-Shaped-Profile, Nesting-Mixing-Bowls – 6-IN Small-Size Sunshine-Primary-Yellow topcoat and 9-IN Extra-Large Primary-Red topcoat– in gently-used and well-loved condition - likely produced 1930’s+.The glass is very heavy in gauge and weight. The bell-form of this bowl is iconic VINTAGE - associated with McKee and other glassmakers of that era. The Base has the same fired-on colour as do the sides of each bowl.Small 6-IN - Yellow Mixing Bowl -There are no obvious chips or cracks - there are a couple tiny flea-bites in the center of the thick rounded upper edge; there is some fleck colour-loss; some marking where there is wear to the colour - no staining.Interior glass surfaces are super highly-glossy, shiny, & clean - barely used. There are a couple faint utensil contact marks, fine rubs or scratches on the interior's surface; there is some visible milk-glass swirling; there are some pin-prick specks of residue in the glass, at the interior-base.The exterior surface has a fired-on primary-sunshine-Yellow top-coat of colour. The exterior surface shows signs of being well-loved and used - there is good sheen to the colour - the sheen is more mottled from the center to the base; there is a rub-wear line around the bowl at the bell-form (likely from stacking), at the top outer edge, and at the base seat-rim - the colour has faded and thinned here.Normally, embossed on the center of the base is a small embossed circle, within which is embossed "McK" - the embossed circle edges can be seen but not the manufacturer's LOGO.This Small Mixing-Bowl measures - ~6" in diameter, across the top edge; 3 1/4" in height; 2 5/8" in diameter, across the base seating rim.Extra-Large - 9-IN - Primary-Red Mixing-Bowl - All surfaces are highly glossy, shiny and clean.There are a couple flea-bites or rough specks to the top rounded edge and inner rim.The interior surfaces show some milks glass swirls; some fine rubs, scratches, and contact marks; some faint gray utensil and contact marks - near the top edge, bottom curve and base.The exterior surface has a Primary-RED top-coat of fired-on colour. There is some fleck colour-loss and some scratches into the colour over the surface. There is some rub wear at the bulge of the bell form all the way around (likely from stacking) and at the base seat rim.Embossed on the center of the base is a small embossed circle, within which is embossed "McK", faintly. This Extra-Large Mixing-Bowl measures - ~8 7/8" in diameter, across the top edge; 4 3/8" in height; 3 3/4" in diameter, across the base seating rim.SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION –Vintage Nesting-Mixing-Bowls - These VINTAGE nesting mixing-bowl sets - of ALL MAKERS - often came in 3, 4 or even 5-BOWL SETS. The sets could come clear-glass, milk-glass, depression-glass; coloured, white; patterned or plain; embossed or smooth. Most of the makers made sets of solid colours where each size of bowl was a different colour.McKee Glass Co – Nesting-Mixing-Bowls -McKee – offered a Coloured, Opal-White Milk-Glass, Bell-Shaped, Nesting Mixing-Bowl Set. The set included - SMALL 6-IN-Bowl is PRIMARY-YELLOW; MEDIUM 7-IN-Bowl is MID-GREEN; LARGE 8-IN-Bowl is COBALT-BLUE; EXTRA-LARGE 9-IN-Bowl is PRIMARY-RED. This was their version of a Solid-Colours, Primary-Colours, ROUND, Mixing-Bowl Set - Bold-Colours VersionMcKee also offered a Pastel-Colours Version of Opal-White Milk-Glass, Bell-Shaped, Nesting Mixing-Bowl Set. The set included - SMALL 6-IN-Bowl is Pale-YELLOW; MEDIUM 7-IN-Bowl is Mint-GREEN; LARGE 8-IN-Bowl is Baby-BLUE; EXTRA-LARGE 9-IN-Bowl is White-washed Strawberry or Orange-RED.McKee Glass Co. - McKee Glass Co - founded as McKee and Brothers Glass Works - 1853, was in Pittsburgh PA until 1858, then on to Jeannette PA. GLASBAKE brand was developed in 1917, with changes in name over the years - This direct competitor of PYREX, was initially named "GLASBAK WARE" - as a "sanitary baking ware and serving ware, made of glass" - later became "GLASBAKE" in 1917. The brand was known as GLASBAKE Ovenware 1917-53; then GLASBAKE by McKee a division of Thatcher 1951-61; finally, GLASBAKE by Jeannette 1961-83, when it closed. Jeannette took over McKee Glass in 1961 and continued to produce Glasbake products after its acquisition. Most pieces of the 1960’s had a J preceding the product # to reflect the new ownership..SHIPPING - Currently and until further notice – I can ship from within the US – handling time of 20 business days - as I am located in Canada but can arrange with a shipper to originate once per month from within the US. As that gap lessens, handling time will shorten.I am able to ship from within Canada to Canadian, US, and permitted International destinations - by Canada Post - Monday-Friday – not weekends, not holidays. Please contact seller for pricing and process information.To pay no shipping-handling - Local Porch Pick-Up always available for purchased items – please contact seller to make arrangements.Depending on your location, eBay may add calculated taxes to your total purchase – according to local requirements – above negotiated item and shipping-handling quoted.I use the most economical carriers who operate Monday-Friday – not weekends; not holidays.I also refund shipping over-charges, if they are significantly over my actual cost to ship - normally, I am close to the actual cost.All hard-surface items are – well-washed in hot soapy water, rinsed, air-dried, photographed, wrapped in clean paper towel, packed, and placed into clean storage boxes until purchased.Processing Blankets, Once in Hand -All Blankets are washed in Wool-Safe Laundry Detergent; dried on warm heat, until dry; photographed from both sides; folded and bagged loosely, then placed into a storage cupboard having cedar shingles throughout the cupboard until sold.There are videos and web-sites on line which explain how wool items can be re-stretched to their proper shape or size (or closer to) – as shrinkage happens when washed and dried. 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Price: 48.95 USD

Location: Carnegie, Pennsylvania

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