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Currently and until further notice – I can ship from within the US – handling time of 20 business days - as I am located in Canada but can arrange with a shipper to originate once per month from within the US. As that gap lessens, handling time will shorten. I am able to ship from within Canada to Canadian, US, and permitted International destinations - by Canada Post - Monday-Friday – not weekends, not holidays. Please contact seller for pricing and process information. For those who LOVE PYREX ..... a brand developed by CORNING Glass (est 1851) in 1912. PYREX has been produced in 3 Major Categories: CLEAR (1915 -); Flameware (1936-79); Coloured (Clear and Milk Glass) (1947-) ... Offered here is a lovely - Retro - PYREX - Embossed Basketweave-Texture, Round, Nesting Mixing-Bowl - Most-excellent, barely-used condition. ALL surfaces are super-HIGHLY-GLOSSY Shiny and Clean . There are NO obvious chips, cracks, stains, nor flea bites; NO significant scratches, rubs, nor hazing. Some minimal and faint incidental contact marks on the interior bottom of the bowl; a little rub-wear to the base seat-rim. The exterior surface is adorned with this gorgeous, PATENTED Basketweave Pattern - completely covering all but the rim and bottom - where the manufacturer's information is prone-molded. The rim is generous and rolls-over slightly for a good & secure grasp. This Mixing-Bowl measures - ~7 - 7 1/8" across the top edge in diameter; 3 - 3 1/8" in height; 3 1/4" across the base rim. Embossed or prone molded on the center-base is - " 1 QT - 950 ml; 322; pyrex, "circled R"; MADE IN USA; .. ... 04 (with dots beneath); MICROWAVE SAFE; NO BROILER NO STOVE TOP"; there is a central series of circles to the very center, which has two prone dots. The Crystal-Clear glass has a slight greenish cast or tinge to it - a function of the production run - not coloured glass. Interior surfaces are smooth; exterior surfaces have the prone-molded basketweave texture. SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION – Basketweave Pattern - This embossed Basketweave pattern was produced in the ~ late 1990's to 2000's & onward - by the lower case "pyrex"; description in imperial + metric; and the handles being angled and not completely across. There are very few offered for sale at any time & little information on this textured pattern. Coloured pyrex was offered as late as the early 2000s, having this embossed, basketweave pattern. Also, Opal-White Product Line was phased out ~ 1986 and onward ... coloured, clear-bottomed bowls (Designs Line) began to appear in ~1986 , with a similar embossed, concentric-ring pattern on their bases as well. These MIXING-BOWLS were typically available as 300-Series 3-piece (322, 323, 325) or 400-Series 4-piece (322, 323, 325, 326) sets (no 324 exists). The capacities are as follows: SMALL - 322 -1QT, 1L; MEDIUM - 323 - 1 1/2QT, 1 1/2L; LARGE - 325 - 2 1/2QT, 2 1/2L; EXTRA-LARGE - 326 - 4QT, 4L. pyrex - Corning Inc Pyrex was trademarked as PYREX in 1908. It was made of borosilicate glass. World Kitchen LLC “spun-off” of Corning in 1998 and licensed the Pyrex brand in lower case "pyrex". THIS Pyrex was made of less-costly soda-lime glass. So, currently, Pyrex made in the US (N America) is made of soda-lime glass but elsewhere it is made of the costlier borosilicate glass. PYREX Designs Product Line – GREAT items to collect!! Lots of variety - great puzzle pieces to put together and build complete sets from - or design your own!! This PYREX "mixing-bowl-series" after “opal-white” was called the "PYREX Designs Product Line" - they featured solid colour(s) over clear Pyrex with the bottoms left clear; "consumer-preferred" rims; available as 3-piece (322, 323, 325) or 4 (322, 323, 325, 326) piece sets (no 324 exists) - in 16+ different, "Grouping-Named" Versions, colour combinations - where 3 and 4 pc sets, of the same "colour combination group", often had different colour sequences. These MIXING-BOWLS were typically available as 300-Series 3-piece (322, 323, 325) or 400-Series 4-piece (322, 323, 325, 326) sets (no 324 exists). The capacities are as follows: SMALL - 322 -1QT, 1L; MEDIUM - 323 - 1 1/2QT, 1 1/2L; LARGE - 325 - 2 1/2QT, 2 1/2L; EXTRA-LARGE - 326 - 4QT, 4L. Some colour versions were ONE-tone, seen inside & out; others were TWO-toned (one outer tone and a different inner tone, seen through the clear glass). There were also crystal-clear glass bowls (plain and tinted-glass) with applied fired-on graphics available. The base foot of these bowls is ample & clear . All bowls have reverse-embossed concentric info on their base's outer edge, concentric circles to the center of two dots. The rims were flat on top, 1/2" wide, and curved under beneath for a secure grasp. PYREX – Originals Clear Pattern - CORNING originally released 12 ovenware dishes – under the brand PYREX – 1915 . Good Housekeeping Magazine ran the add in Oct 1915 – PYREX (“fire-glass”) – described as swift, clean and economical. Pyrex released many more ovenware items in 1918. For most collectors & enthusiasts - THIS is where the story of PYREX began - with their HIGH QUALITY; THICK Walled & HEAVY; STRAW-YELLOW; ICONIC Crystal-Clear Product Line - the "GO-TO" bake-ware items , even still. Originals Clear – was the first PYREX Pattern released and was available for decades. PYREX Clear Lids were made for CORNING*WARE items, often fitting items of different lines, and for FLAMEWARE items. There are a few patterns of crystal clear PYREX items available – as well a specialty releases and specialty textures of crystal-clear PYREX items. Originals Clear; Angled Rib Clear; Optic Teardrop; Easy-Grab; Textured or Sculptured Series PYREX – 2000+ …. Originals Clear – from the very beginning …. Bakeware, Kitchenware, Tableware …. The specialty texture release items are within the Originals Clear Pattern Category Angled Rib Clear – soufflé dishes Optic Teardrop – Discretely etched on the base of each piece is "pyrex "circled R"" (occasionally “ovenware” as well) and "2-dots" on the center base - this line dates from 1972-9, regardless of script being lower case. HOWEVER - this PYREX line of Sculptured Optic-Teardrop Ovenware, made 1972-9, is etched with "pyrex "circled R"". Easy-Grab – bakeware with huge handles having cut-out center; plastic PYREX lids available Textured or Sculptured Series PYREX – 2000+ - Towards the end of this Designs Product Line, several Optic Glass Versions were also released. Textured or Sculptured Series PYREX was released in 2000+. There were a few different patterns available – Fluted – exterior, sculptured Basket-weave – bakeware & mixing-bowls ; March 2002; patented design – exterior embossed basketweave texture; smooth interior Optic Panel (Wide Flat Rib) Clear - (Mixing-Bowls) - Rippled – wide rounded vertical rib design on the interior sides of the item Sculptured (Narrow Rib) Clear – bakeware & mixing-bowls ; narrow vertical rib design on interior or exterior surfaces Mixing-Bowl offered of these patterns belong to the 300 (3-bowl) or 400 (4-bowl) series release of mixing bowls - 322, 323, 325, 326. The style of this mixing bowl shares many characteristics of the earlier released Design Product Line - form and design. SHIPPING - Currently and until further notice – I can ship from within the US – handling time of 20 business days - as I am located in Canada but can arrange with a shipper to originate once per month from within the US. As that gap lessens, handling time will shorten. I am able to ship from within Canada to Canadian, US, and permitted International destinations - by Canada Post - Monday-Friday – not weekends, not holidays. Please contact seller for pricing and process information. To pay no shipping-handling - Local Porch Pick-Up always available for purchased items – please contact seller to make arrangements. Depending on your location, eBay may add calculated taxes to your total purchase – according to local requirements – above negotiated item and shipping-handling quoted. I use the most economical carriers who operate Monday-Friday – not weekends; not holidays. I also refund shipping over-charges, if they are significantly over my actual cost to ship - normally, I am close to the actual cost . All hard-surface items are – well-washed in hot soapy water, rinsed, air-dried, photographed, wrapped in clean paper towel, packed, and placed into clean storage boxes until purchased. Processing Blankets, Once in Hand - All Blankets are washed in Wool-Safe Laundry Detergent; dried on warm heat, until dry; photographed from both sides; folded and bagged loosely, then placed into a storage cupboard having cedar shingles throughout the cupboard until sold. There are videos and web-sites on line which explain how wool items can be re-stretched to their proper shape or size (or closer to) – as shrinkage happens when washed and dried. See my store, 60s50sfun - “V's All About Vintage” on ebay.ca; member since Apr 2015.