✅ SOLVED Fire King - the real deal of a lookalike? Help very much appreciated.

[HeartOfGlass]

Hi! I am brand-new to this site and also rather new in general to my genre of treasure- namely, old American glass. Like many (okay, MANY, many) people I hold a special place in my heart for Fire King. I stumbled across these cuties yesterday in a thrift store. They have the look, feel and weight of FK but the only markings on the bottom are "A" and a number (in the case of these three they are A-7, A-31 and A-45.) I know not all FK was stamped and that some only had stickers on the bottom, which would obviously be long gone by now, so that does not help me.

I have scoured the internet and cannot find this pattern anywhere. At first glance I had thought it was holiday ornaments but on closer inspection it is really adorable graphics of kitchen ware (spoons, bottles, gravy boat etc.). What do you think? I tried to get as detailed pics as possible but ask me anything that might help you. Do I have a set of Fire King nostalgia, or just some regular old (though certainly still cute) mugs? Thank you in advance!

 

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[The_Piratess]

Hi! I am brand-new to this site and also rather new in general to my genre of treasure- namely, old American glass. Like many (okay, MANY, many) people I hold a special place in my heart for Fire King. I stumbled across these cuties yesterday in a thrift store. They have the look, feel and weight of FK but the only markings on the bottom are "A" and a number (in the case of these three they are A-7, A-31 and A-45.) I know not all FK was stamped and that some only had stickers on the bottom, which would obviously be long gone by now, so that does not help me.

I have scoured the internet and cannot find this pattern anywhere. At first glance I had thought it was holiday ornaments but on closer inspection it is really adorable graphics of kitchen ware (spoons, bottles, gravy boat etc.). What do you think? I tried to get as detailed pics as possible but ask me anything that might help you. Do I have a set of Fire King nostalgia, or just some regular old (though certainly still cute) mugs? Thank you in advance!

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Welcome to Tnet nice find. I'm not sure, but they look like they're from the early 60's and are neat. Nice username and very appropriate too.

 

[HeartOfGlass]

Thank you for the warm welcome, and I LOVE the quote!

 

[jewelerguy]

most likely Hazel Atlas instead of Fire King

 

[A2coins]

welcome to tnet thrift stores are great if you know what you see better than they do silver especially good find

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[insontis]

I wish I could help, but I'm a novice at glassware and only buy what I am able to look up at the time..

Here's about all I can provide.. photos of some Fireking I'm sitting on now. Got a partial set of the stuff but never tried to sell yet.



I do notice the numbers change from piece to piece but meh, for all I know all glassware does this.

 

[HeartOfGlass]

most likely Hazel Atlas instead of Fire King

Thanks, you might be on to something. I did a search and they have a very similar pattern, however I still cannot find an exact match for this. But maybe one step closer!

 

[HeartOfGlass]

Thank you, Isontis! I do have some very clearly marked FK items, but I did figure it was only a matter of time before I ran into an unmarked piece and thought this might be it. Jewelerguy might be right in thinking it"s actually Hazel Atlas, though I still can't confirm it. I do enjoy the hunt, and the mystery solving!