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The Vintage Green Glassware You Should Never Pass Up When Thrifting By Lindsey Reynolds Oct. 13, 2025 12:20 pm EST

If you've ever wandered through a thrift store and spotted a piece of charmingly retro, milky-green glassware, you may have brushed right past a small treasure: Fire-King jadeite. Its signature color was supposed to mimic the semi-precious jade stone(hence the name) and it was beloved for being affordable and cheerful, especially during tough economic times. There were three major producers historically associated with jadeite in the United States, but the most iconic jadeite was produced by Anchor Hocking under the Fire-King brand, beginning in the 1940s.

Jadeite (also spelled "jadite") was once considered everyday kitchenware. Today, it's a

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