Posted 10 months ago
jmillersmugs
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Fire-King was originally produced in the 1940s for everyday use, rather than display. It was often sold in bags of flour as a promotional item or was given away at gas stations. Fire-King could also be purchased at local grocery and hardware stores. Several varieties of Fire-King dishes were made; nesting bowls, dessert bowls, glass beverage containers, casserole dishes, mugs and more.
On Dec 21, 2010 Fire-King Japan or Fire-King Japan Co., Ltd. was founded in Japan to revive Fire-King milk glass. Officially opening to the public in 2011 in Tokyo, Japan, the company sells a variety of mugs and other dishes in various colors such as milk glass, jade-ite, and rose-ite. Their current CEO is Naoyuki Koike.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-King
Interesting. I did not know the brand had been revived. I have a blue/white speckled Fire King mug that was reserved for my mother's use when she visited me because she was a tiny woman and the mug is smaller than my other mugs. She passed in 2001, but I still have her mug.