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    Home » Vintage

    Pink Hobnail Fire-King

    Published by Pam Kessler | 324 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 18 Comments

    Anchor Hocking's most popular brand of kitchenware was Fire-King. And of the Fire-King items I find at estate sales and thrift stores, I am pretty much sure I love the hobnail design the most.

    Sure, the Fire-King Jadeite pieces are pretty popular and have a sort of trendy following (I blame Martha Stewart and The Pioneer Woman for that), but the prices, even at thrift stores, are fairly high. It is very recognizable, so the chances of getting a fantastic deal on Fire-King Jadeite is slim.

    I find the hobnail items are much easier to find and much more reasonably priced.

    White hobnail Fire King planter

    So hobnail all the way for me!

    Fire-King, which was made by the Anchor Hocking Glass Company, is a pressed oven-proof glass that they made into plates, cups and baking items.

    You see the hobnail pieces most often in white, but they also made this lovely pink hobnail glass version, which I sort of adore.

    Fire King pink hobnail planter

    It says OVEN (all caps), then Fire-King (in script writing), then WARE (all caps) and below that Made in USA. This particular mark was used in the 1950's.

    I think this is a planter, so not sure it needed to be oven-proof. Roses a la king anyone?

    The pink version makes me feel very dainty and girly girly. And as a girl who likes to dig around in basements at estate sales and has been known to DIY a home decor project or two, I can use all the dainty girly girly stuff I can get in my life.

    For more info on Vintage Fire-King pieces:

    • I found a wonderful article from Estatesales.org titled Vintage Fire King 101: A Guide To Fire King Kitchenware
    • And an article from Fire King Mug called FAQ's For Fire-King Collectors which includes a guide to dating Fire-King

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    1. shannon i olson

      February 08, 2011 at 12:13 pm

      this is beautiful, I just did a milk glass post, I love it. I don't know if any of my stuff is old or new, I just know I really like it. But I have no gorgeous pink hobnail Fire king !!

      Reply
    2. Michelle @Shellsshabbyshack

      February 08, 2011 at 3:50 pm

      I've never come across pink Hobnail glass! You have totally redeemed yourself my friend 🙂 Not that your wall pockets were any less cute. Great find!

      So, roses for dinner tonight?

      Take care,
      Michelle 🙂

      Reply
    3. Kim @ Savvy Southern Style

      February 08, 2011 at 5:47 pm

      Pam, I love the color of that hobnail vase and it is lovely with the roses.

      Reply
    4. Karel

      February 08, 2011 at 9:53 pm

      Gorgeous pink. Love it!

      Reply
    5. Melissa Miller

      February 09, 2011 at 12:15 am

      Absolutely beautiful!!! 🙂

      Reply
    6. High Street Cottage

      February 09, 2011 at 2:23 am

      So pretty Pam. I love hobnail anything, and this is a rare piece in pink. Wonderful

      Reply
    7. Happier Than a Pig in Mud

      February 09, 2011 at 6:58 am

      Lovin' your pink hobnail planter Pam! I'm sitting here trying to think of something that might be baked in a bowl like that:@)

      Reply
    8. Gail @ Faithfulness Farm

      February 09, 2011 at 8:47 am

      I LOVE all-things hobnail and pink....how can you go wrong with pink? Gorgeous!!

      Blessings!
      Gail

      Reply
    9. [email protected]

      February 09, 2011 at 8:51 am

      I have never seen pink hobnail Fire-King. I'll have to look harder!!! Thanks for sharing your rare treasure!
      Sherry

      Reply
    10. Jane

      February 09, 2011 at 8:54 am

      I've never seen pink hobnail either. It's a very pretty piece! Your pics are fabulous too!
      Jane

      Reply
    11. JunqueMagnet

      February 09, 2011 at 9:11 am

      Pink?!!!!!!!Oh you are so lucky and I am so jealous.Must add that to my list to find one day.

      Reply
    12. Ann

      February 09, 2011 at 10:34 am

      I have a bunch of the white hobnob planters but no pink ones?! I will have to be on the look out! How wonderful

      Reply
    13. Donnie

      February 09, 2011 at 3:49 pm

      That is so pretty and the rose looks perfectly happy there.

      Reply
    14. Tete

      February 09, 2011 at 4:58 pm

      I love hobnail! Pink is better than white!
      Hugs- Tete

      Reply
    15. NanaDiana

      February 09, 2011 at 6:02 pm

      I love the old hobnail too..and I have never seen pink hobnail anywhere...Gorgeous- consider yourself redeemed! lol Hugs-Diana

      Reply
    16. La

      February 10, 2011 at 8:16 am

      I like the pink too, Pam. I hope you are having a good week.

      Reply
    17. Sue

      February 10, 2011 at 11:28 pm

      Pam, this is so darn unique! I've never seen any hobnail in pink. Lucky you.... Hope we'll get to see you next week. 🙂
      ~Sue

      Reply
    18. Erika Follansbee

      August 01, 2013 at 5:09 pm

      Love it!! The pink is gorgeous! I have several of these but all in white--never seen pink. Lucky! 🙂

      Reply

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