Comments on: Spoils of Brimfield | Fire-King

By: krty

krty — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:57:17 +0000

i’d love to see a better shot of the lamp in the background.
and those cups have real nice color to them.

By: M.Y. Mim

M.Y. Mim — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:39:40 +0000

Fiestaware lovers, esp. you two who received it as wedding gifts, please be aware that one of the reasons it was discontinued is the heavy lead content that gives us those great colors while poisoning us. I know it’s not the same, but the contemporary knock-offs really are safer. I admit to being a killjoy, but, then again, I miss that great cancerous red dye #4 (or was it #7?) of our colorful babybooming youth. And of course I know and love and remember the fabulous Fireking coffee mugs and always catch it, and Russel Wright and Eva Zeisel in films. Actually, I have been accused of ruining many a video night by calling out furniture and design items that “have a name,” as one detractor put it. Sigh.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:46:02 +0000

If anyone’s looking for more FK (patterned) pron, http://www.firekingmugs.com/images/Japanese_Book.jpg"this book is awesome.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:40:56 +0000

They look nice in the photo and they do evoke an era, but I don’t like the feel of a thick cup on my lips. I also like a handle that isn’t only big enough for one finger. (Call me a killjoy!)

By: Robin Charlotte Humphrey

Robin Charlotte Humphrey — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:30:25 +0000

soooooooo jealous reading everyone’s posts about brimfield!

these cups are stunning!

By: MR Mister

MR Mister — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:43:33 +0000

I collected a ton of the turquoise Fire King dinnerware, much rarer as it was only produced for about three years in the ’50s, on ebay and at flea markets and Brimfield. It’s virtually the same as the jadeite, but in a really pretty robin’s egg blue.

By: Classics Patriot

Classics Patriot — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:50:45 +0000

So beautiful, in such a wonderfully homey way.

My wife is gonna kill me if I start collecting green Fire-King ware….

By: Misty

Misty — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:52:04 +0000

I would love to find an entire set. Personally I like thinner glass, but these would awesome for luncheons.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:47:10 +0000

I remember when nobody wanted this stuff…not even that long ago.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:56:55 +0000

I love Fire-King as well. Some of my best memories are of having my Saturday morning cereal from Fire-King bowls with the fun BC comic pattern at my Grandmother’s house while staying there. When my son was born, I Ebay’ed a set of four and we have been making morning memories with them for years.