Vintage Cornishware Pieces
On this page we will show pieces of Vintage Cornish Ware from the 1920's - 1960's.
Some of the pieces belong to us and are in our personal collection. Some of the pictures are from other sites.
If you have photo's of something your proud of in your personal collection then please email us with the picture attached.
Rarity Rating of Named Wares
Easy to find:
Bi.Carb.Soda, Coffee, Cream of Tartar, Currants, Flour, Pepper Spice Jar, Raisins, Rice, Salt, Spice, Sugar, Sultanas, Tea
Harder to find:
Carbonate of Soda, Cloves, Ginger, Mint, Mustard, Nutmeg, Sage, Sago, Tapioca, Thyme
Rarely Found:
All-Spice, Almonds, Bread Crumbs, Brown Sugar, Cherries, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Cocoanut, Cornflour, Custard Powder, Icing Sugar, Mace, Parsley, Peel, Prunes, Soda, Suet, Meal,
Exceptionally Hard to Find:
Apricots, Borax, Curry, Dripping, Herbs, Lard, Margarine, Marjoram, Pimento Seeds, Table Salt, Washing Soda, Ground Ginger, Pepper Shaker, Dripping, Loaf Sugar, Granulated Sugar
Unique:
Nuts, Cooking Salt
A lovely collection of Storage Jars
A fine example of a Butter Dish
A rarer Icing Sugar storage Jar
The following photos are courtesy of Sue Glover
Get ready to drool!
A very rare Apricots Jar - A recent example of this sold on ebay for in excess of £500
A rare China Tea storage Jar
A fabulous covered Tureen - note the sunken handle on the cover - This is what makes it rare.
A rare Dripping Storage Jar
A rare preserve pot on a serving plate - to catch the drips!
An extremely rare and valuable red Milk measuring Jug
An early church Starch storage jar - note the early shape on this one.
An extremely rare Treacle preserve pot
Some extreme rarities - Quaker oats sold for in excess of £600 last year on ebay - not this particular one though - All mega rare!
Two beautiful casseroles designed by Berit Ternell (Swedish Designer) and
introduced in 1959. The long handled version is known as "sticj". Also an Egg Baker or Coddler
This is possibly a unique Jar and describes Cornishware Collectors to a tee !
Photo's Courtesy of Alan.
The following photo's are all EXCEPTIONALLY RARE examples of Cornishware.
They are courtesy of a very knowledgable collector friend of ours.
She is a font of all knowledge concerning Blue & White stuff.
You had better have some handkerchiefs to catch all the drool!
Thank you so much Pat.
How rare is this!
Just love these!
So where is the Basmati?
Pugsley our Parrot has asked for the Sand and Linseed for Christmas!
Just how often do you find a jar with it's original label?
I wonder how many Robins you can fit in here? Robin was a brand of
Starch for those not old enough to remember it.
Bet you have never seen or heard of this. Farola is a trade name for.......
Semolina
Here's one to go with the ROBIN
CADDYTASTIC
Here's one that you might never get to see in the flesh
and another.............
When I saw this in the flesh I was amazed at how small it is. Small but....
Beautifully formed.
ALLO ALLO
The original Espresso and friends
Look at this for a little beauty! It is a little cherry on the top of the pot - see the leaves?
Need we say more! - We think Knob is an american term for Lump!
Mark wants this so badly - Its his ultimate want!
Please tell us what the heck you would want with FISH DRIPPING - Vile!
The Best collection of Colours you are likely to see...............EVER
Your pics could be here!