above: "Kimberly" mug
in Fire-King
"Peach Lustre" color.
Fire-King Glass
from the
Glass Encyclopedia
Fire-King Glass: A short explanationAnchor Hocking Glass Corporation was created in 1937 from the merger of Hocking Glass with the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation. A few years later, in 1942, they introduced their hugely popular "Fire-King" glassware, which continued in production until the late 1970s. Even as late as 1992 Anchor Hocking were making some Fire-King items, to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of its introduction.
Fire-King was pressed glass dinnerware and kitchenware made from oven-proof glass, usually opaque apart from a few items like the clear "crystal" line in ovenware which was included as Fire-King. Two special colors in Fire-King have become very popular and easily recognised - the pale green "Jade-ite" and the iridized peach color with a mirror finish called "Peach Lustre" which is illustrated on the left.
All kinds of dinnerware patterns were produced in Fire-King, in plain colors or with transfer printed floral or natural or geometric designs. The shapes were very practical and there was a huge range of items to choose from. Fire-King even carried a two year guarantee on the label.
