Gay Rainbow Milk and Cream Pitcher
Who hasn't seen the Hazel Atlas Glass milk and cream pitcher which comes in blue, yellow, orange and green? A day doesn't go by that I don't spot several of these common kitchen collectibles in an antique mall or shop.
Popular Kitchen Premiums
There are so many of these Hazel Atlas milk pitchers around because they were premiums (free promotional items) from Kix cereal.
The advertisement (also a collector's item) read:
"FREE At Your Grocer's While They Last: This Lovely, Genuine Gay Rainbow Milk and Cream Pitcher" .
Value: Pitchers $6.00-8.00.
Advertisement $15.00-20.00.
For more info read: "The Hazel Atlas Glass Identification and Value Guide by Cathy and Gene Florence (Collectorbooks.com).
Also visit: http://iantiqueonline.ning.com/group/kitschncollectibleskitchencollectibles
C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of Iantiqueonline.com an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro cafĂ©.
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I have one of these in blue, but I never knew the story behind it, so Thanks!
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Shara
Thanks for letting me know about this post. I'd never seen one of these before and found mine on ebay. A friend told me it was custard glass. Now I know they came with Kix. I love Kix even more now.
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Janelle