3-Toed Bowl – EAPC
The 3-Toed Bowl, aka Bon Bon, is a handy dish. You can use it as a serving piece, as dinnerware, or for home decor.
Early American Prescut (EAPC) glassware produced by Anchor Hocking in the 1960s thru 1990s
The 3-Toed Bowl, aka Bon Bon, is a handy dish. You can use it as a serving piece, as dinnerware, or for home decor.
This bowl does exist I’ve been told. However, it was not put into regular production, so it’s a unicorn I doubt the part number is correct, even though Gene Florence listed it in several of his books
Dimensions: 5.75″ dia or 5 3/8″ dia Part Number: 765? Catalogs: none Rim: scalloped Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: Dessert Bowl Part of: Notes: Does…
Dimensions: 7″ dia x 1.75″ high* Part Number: Catalogs: none* Rim: smooth Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: Part of: Notes: Looks almost identical to the…
Anchor Hocking debuted Early American Prescut (EAPC) in its 1960-1961 catalog with just four pieces. EAPC is often referred to by some collectors as Star of David.
The Anchor Hocking Americana Punch Recipes booklet is the successor to the Anchor Hocking Party Starter Punch Recipe Book. It began including Americana booklets in its punch sets in 1975 when it switched to Orange boxes for EAPC in celebration of America’s Bounty.
Anchor Hocking included the Party Starter Punch Recipes Book in Party Starter and Punch Sets from 1969 thru 1974. In 1975, when Anchor Hocking adopted Orange boxes for EAPC, it switched to the Americana booklet.
These Small Ashtrays were sold by Anchor Hocking in sets of four.
“Delightful! English Chippendale Style Bon-Bon. Chrome and Stainless Plate and Crystal Dish” (an EAPC Coaster). “Perfect for Nuts, Mints, Coaster, Ash Tray, Etc.
I found this EAPC Bowl Set advertised in National Petroleum News, Sept 1964, Vol 56, Issue 9, page 46. It doesn’t appear in any Anchor Hocking catalogs from 1960 thru 1979.
The EAPC Bread Plate differs from the Small Snack Plate in that it doesn’t have a cup ring.
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/764* Catalogs: 1967* thru 1976* Number of Pieces: 15 Other Names: 15 pc Prescut Breakfast Set Notes: As seen…
Anchor Hocking adopted the Stars & Bars 9″ Bud Vase into the EAPC line for the Early American Prescut Decor Set. Two were included in the set.
This Buffet Set by Rogers Silverplate features an EAPC Large Platter and three silverplated serving utensils.
The EAPC Butter Dish holds a quarter-pound stick of butter.
Dimensions: 7″ long x 3.25″ wide x .75″ high*. Holds 1/4 lb.Interior 5.75″ x 2.75″ Part Number: part of 705 and 705C Catalogs: Rim: Known…
Dimensions: 5.75″ long x 2.75″ wide x 1.75″ high*. Holds 1/4 lb. Part Number: part of 705 Catalogs: Rim: Known Colors: Crystal, Frosted Other Names:…
Dimensions: 5″ long* Part Number: part of 705C Catalogs: Rim: Known Colors: Chrome Stainless Etched or Plain Other Names: Part of: Butter Server Notes: Made…
While you may see this EAPC Butter Server in online listings with both a Butter Dish Lid and a Handle, the boxed set only includes the Butter Dish Base, Butter Server Handle, and Butter Knife.
Dimensions: 7″ long x 4.75″ high. Part Number: part of 705C Produced: Anchor Hocking Rim: Known Colors: Chrome Stainless Other Names: Part of: Butter Server,…
The EAPC Cake Plate is two pieces: a Large Platter set on a Cake Stand. Anchor Hocking packaged them together.
The Cake Stand/Flower Basket is the most versatile piece in the whole EAPC line. Put a Large Platter on top and you’ve got a Footed Cake Plate. You can create a raised Fruit Bowl by placing a Large Serving Bowl or Paneled Bowl on top. Add a Small Candy Lid for a Candy Jar.
The EAPC Card Party Set includes all the dishes you need for a classy card party. Perfect for board gaming, too!
The EAPC Ceiling Light Cover is the same size and made from the same mold as the Large Serving Bowl. However, it has a hole drilled into the bottom for a finial to attach and is frosted on the inside to diffuse light.
The Chip & Dip Clip, aka Dip Clip, is a handy wire gadget that hooks onto the rim of the Chip Bowl, aka Large Serving Bowl, to provide a platform and hook to support a Dip Bowl above the Chip Bowl. The first Chip & Dip Sets – cataloged from 1965 to 1973 – included a Brass Dip Clip, and later sets a Chrome Dip Clip.
Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut Chip & Dip Set includes two different-sized bowls – a Dip Bowl and a Large Serving Bowl – that can be positioned one over the other with the help of a handy wire Dip Clip, thus taking up less room on a crowded table, bar, or counter.
These Early American Prescut Coasters were sold in boxed sets of six. They have 4 slightly raised bars in the bottom to keep your glass from sticking to the coaster when you pick it up.
The EAPC Coaster Set was packaged in gift boxes, perfect for a last-minute hostess gift on your way to a party.
Sold By: ??? Part Number: Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 7 Other Names: Coaster Set Notes: Contents Boxes
The EAPC Cocktail Shaker is a unicorn. Blueprints and one or more prototypes were made, but it was never put into regular production.
The EAPC Coffee Set was only issued for one year.
Many EAPC Collectors were surprised – me included – to learn that the elusive Console Bowl was none other than the Punch Bowl Base. Just turn it over and voilà you have a Console Bowl!
The Console Set and Prescut Set appear to have been issued as catch-up sets to provide an easy way for retailers and customers to pick up two or all four of first four pieces the year after Anchor Hocking introduced the pattern.
The EAPC Creamer was listed in the Sugar & Creamer Set in Anchor Hocking’s 1961-62 catalog, then sold separately beginning in the 1964 catalog. Later creamers have a different spout that shallower and less defined.
The EAPC Cruet was included in several Early American Prescut multi-piece sets. It is one of the longest produced items in the EAPC line.
EAPC Cruet Pitchers can often be found in the wild without a stopper. Of course, you can always use a cork, an olive oil spout, or a weighted flip-top bottle pourer as a replacement. Just be sure to choose one that fits a bottle with a 3/4″ opening.
This is the top of a Cruet. You can often find stoppers that sit loosely in the pitcher, rather than creating a good seal. Unfortunately, that’s because they’re missing the plastic gasket that surrounds the glass. I’m still trying to find a solution to fix stoppers with broken or missing gaskets. If you come up with one, let me know.
This cup does not have the usual EAPC star because its pattern is actually Oatmeal. When Anchor Hocking began producing EAPC Punch Sets, they adopted this cup into the EAPC line instead of creating a new one and assigned it a 700-series number accordingly.
These handy S-shaped clear plastic cup hangers hook onto the rim of the Punch Bowl so you can hang cups off of them for a really cool and dramatic effect.
The Decor Set introduced consumers to the many home decor uses for Early American Prescut glassware.
These handy little Dessert Bowls, so named because they’re part of the Dessert Set, are quite scarce and hard to find. Accordingly, they can be a little pricey when you do find them online.
The EAPC Dessert Set is excellent for serving, well, desserts to a party of six.
The EAPC Dinette Service Set was first introduced in a 1973 Anchor Hocking promotions leaflet. It made its first catalog appearance in 1974. Makes an excellent gift for a shower or house warming.
These sparkling Dip Bowls are ideal for salads, fruit, cereal, desserts, candy, and other uses. Anchor Hocking seemed to consider them quite versatile, too, because they included them in several sets.
Crown Crystal Glass Company in Australia designed this EAPC 7-Part Divided Platter in Crystal and Rose-Lilac. While they copied Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut pattern, this piece itself is an original. Anchor Hocking never made a 7-Part EAPC Platter.
This handy EAPC Divided Relish is quite common and easy to find. It’s also quite practical and useful. You can put slices of meat on one side and cheese on the other for a quick deli tray, pickles and olives, lettuce and tomato, crackers and cheese, cookies, and candy… The options are endless. Just pick your favorite duo and put this tray to work.
The Double Candle Holder is one of the few Early American Prescut pieces that doesn’t have a star. It was originally planned to have a star on the top, where the knob is today, however, during production, they had trouble getting it to release from the mold, so they simplified the design to what we see today.
A common question we see on the Early American Prescut Collectors group is “What items are considered rare?” So, with plenty of input from the…
Colored Early American Prescut (EAPC) pieces are quite prized by collectors of the pattern. However, Anchor Hocking only produced a few of the more than 100 Early American Prescut pieces in a color other than Crystal.
Some industrious EAPC collectors and a company in West Virginia acquired or made molds of EAPC pieces and used them to create opaque ceramic items.
Dimensions: 11.75″ dia x .75″ high* Part Number: 796* Catalogs: 1961* thru 1964* Rim: smooth Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: 11¾ x 11¾” Deviled Egg…
The Electric Lamp comes in two sizes. The large homemade lamp was made from the 10″ Vase, the small one by Hi-Lite Industries from the 8.5″ Vase. Many homemade lamps have also been made with Small 8.5″ Vases. Collectors often use an inverted Punch Bowl with a hole drilled in the bottom as a shade for the large lamp and an inverted Large Serving Bowl for the small lamp.
The EAPC Entertainment Group is a cross between a punch set and a salad set. It was issued in its own unique box style and marketed for entertaining.
The Flower Basket/Cake Stand is the most versatile piece in the whole EAPC line. Place a 5-inch Frog in it and it functions as a vase. Put the Small Candy Lid on and you’ve got a covered Candy Jar or trinket dish. Top it with a Large Platter for a Cake Plate or a Large Serving Bowl for Footed Fruit Bowl.
Flower Basket & Block EAPC set by Anchor Hocking.
You can make lovely flower arrangements with this simple Flower Frog. Simply put a little water in a Flower Basket, set the Frog in the top, and start cutting and placing flowers in the holes. The Frog holds the flowers in position creating a lovely bouquet.
The EAPC Footed Bud Vase is a unicorn. Blueprints and one or more prototypes were made, but it was never put into regular production.
The EAPC Footed Sherbert is a unicorn. Blueprints and one or more prototypes were made, but it was never put into regular production.
You can use a Gondola, sometimes called a Banana Split Bowl, as tableware or decorware. I often use mine to hold goat cheese, Ritz crackers, cookies, carrots, and more.
Sold By: Delagar Part Number: Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 9 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/818* Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 6 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes
The Hostess Tray is one of the four items that launched Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut line in its Anchorglass 1960-61 Catalog. The candy dish is listed in the catalog as “750 – 12 x 6½” Hostess Tray”.
The 3-Part Hostess Tray is the same size as the Hostess Tray. Great for relishes, crackers and cheese, fruit, etc.
The 4-Part Hostess Tray may have only been made as a prototype. They’re quite rare – I only know one person with a 4-Part Hostess Tray in their collection.
Early American Prescut Iced Tea Glasses in very good condition are one the most avidly sought EAPC items. These glasses hold 15 ounces when filled to the rim. They were sold individually and in Anchor Packs of four. Anchor Hocking also packaged six Iced Tea Glasses with a Large Round Pitcher to make up its short-lived Iced Tea Set in the 1964 catalog.
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/692* Catalog: 1964* Number of Pieces: 7 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes
Sold By: Irvinware Part Number: Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 3 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes
Sold By: W.M. Rogers Part Number: Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 2 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes
In this day and age when we drink large glasses of everything, these little juice glasses aren’t nearly as useful as they were in the 1960s and 1970s when restaurants served juice in tiny glasses. They are, however, pretty common as Anchor Hocking sold them individually beginning in 1964, in Anchor Packs of four starting in 1973, and included them in both the Breakfast and Juice Sets.
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/852* Catalogs: 1973* thru 1974* Number of Pieces: 5 Other Names: Notes: Square Pitcher with the Small Mouth 1973.*Square…
This clear acrylic ladle was included in several EAPC sets. The style changed several times during Anchor Hocking’s punch sets lifetimes. Many collectors replace it with a glass ladle.
This Large EAPC Ashtray is quite heavy. You could seriously hurt someone if you conked them over the head with it. The Crystal color is somewhat common, while the Royal Ruby is quite scarce but beautiful.
This bowl in Crystal is part of the Large Candy Dish and was not sold separately. However, you may find it in other colors without a lid. As far as I can tell, the colored bowls were produced without a lid.
Dimensions: 7.25″ dia x 6″ high* Part Number: 792* Catalogs: 1960* thru 1985* Rim: Known Colors: Crystal, Ceramic Other Names: Large Candy Jar Part of:…
Dimensions: 7.25″ dia x 4″ high* Part Number: part of 792 Catalogs: Rim: Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: Part of: Large Candy Dish Notes: This…
The Large Platter is one of the four items that launched Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut line in its Anchorglass 1960-61 Catalog.
The EAPC 5-Part Large Platter has a raised edge in the center that forms a circle, and four more raised lines radiate out to the edge of the platter dividing the plate into five distinct sections. This makes it great for displaying a variety of foods on the same platter while also keeping them separate.
The Large Serving Bowl is one of the four items that launched Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut line in its Anchorglass 1960-61 Catalog.
Dimensions: 10.5″ dia x 3.75″ high* Part Number: Catalogs: none Rim: scalloped Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: Part of: Notes: Looks almost identical to the…
I only know of one person who has one of these.
Dimensions: 5″ dia x 2″ high* Part Number: Catalogs: Rim: sawtoothed Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: Large Powder Box Part of: Notes: Made of 2…
Dimensions: 5″ dia x 1.25″ high* Part Number: Catalogs: Rim: sawtoothed Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: Part of: Large Trinket Box Notes: Made of 2…
This is the Large EAPC Vase that appears in Anchor Hocking’s catalogs. A similar 8.25″ vase followed a few years later.
Dimensions: 14″ dia x 3″ high* Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/713* Catalogs: 1965* thru 1978* Number of Pieces: 9 Rim: scalloped Known Colors:…
This Swivel Rack for the EAPC Lazy Susan is often the most difficult part for collectors to find when hunting for the parts that make up the Lazy Susan. The Brass version appears in Anchor Hocking catalogs as part of the Lazy Susan from thru 1973. Then in 1974 they switched to Chrome. The lucky collector may find one of each.
Six of these Inserts are set around a Dip Bowl on a Large Platter which itself sits on a wire swivel rack to form the Lazy Susan. These inserts can be somewhat hard to find in the wild. I’ve heard of collectors finding a couple at a time.
The Adams’ Magic Milk Pitcher magic trick features an EAPC Milk Pitcher. The effect of the trick is that “More than half a pitcher, full of milk, is poured into a folded newspaper. The newspaper is crushed and thrown to the audience. The milk has disappeared. The balance of the milk is now poured into a glass.”
The Adams’ Magic Sugar Candy magic trick features an EAPC Sugar Bowl. The effect of the trick is that “A bowl of sugar changes into candy.”
While the Large and Small Ashtrays were added to the EAPC line quite early, it wasn’t until 1973 that Anchor Hocking produced this Medium Ashtray. Unlike the other two ashtrays, it was not gift boxed.
The Medium Serving Bowl is the perfect size for many side dishes on your dinner table. It was sold individually and in the Dessert Set and Hostess Set.
This small pitcher is the perfect size for milk, syrup, sauce, or gravy – I set it on Coaster or Oatmeal Cake Plate to catch any drips. I’ve also seen people use it as a pencil holder, toothbrush holder, or a small vase.
Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut Oil Lamp is perhaps the most coveted and prized piece in the EAPC line. It was issued with two different Bases, one with a brass-threaded collar and another with a glass-threaded collar.
Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut Oil Lamp was issued with two different bases, one that is brass-threaded (this one) and another that is glass-threaded.Â
Anchor Hocking’s Early American Prescut Oil Lamp was issued with two different bases, one that is brass-threaded and another that is glass-threaded (this one).Â
The clear, beaded-top chimney is the original globe, made and issued by Anchor Hocking with EAPC Oil Lamps.
Dimensions: Base: ~4″ high*. Part Number: none Catalogs: none Rim: Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: Part of: Notes: Non-production item. Prototype only. The only one…
This Oil Lamp Globe is clear with a white Wreaths & Torches design (aka Diana) circling the widest part. This is the chimney used on Oil Lamps sold by Lamplight Farms.
Side dishes, vegetables, small salads, and more fit perfectly in the Oval Bowl. Anchor Hocking only produced this for a few years, so it’s not as common as some of the other EAPC bowls.
The elusive Paneled Bowl is a beaut! It’s gorgeous. It has flare! It is definitely and eye-catcher. Be prepared to spend a pretty penny to buy one online. If you’re lucky you might find one in the wild.
EAPC Party Starter Set
The Pickle Dish is perfect for pickles, corn-on-the-cob, celery and more. Anchor Hocking refers to it in its catalogs as 8½” Prescut Oval Relish or simply Relish. As so many other items are also referred to as a Relish dish, I used the name EAPC collectors most often use so it wouldn’t be confused with the many other relishes.
The Rose-Lilac Crown Platter and Rose-Lilac 7-Part Divided Platter have repeatedly been reported by well-known vintage glass authors as made by Anchor Hocking, exclusively for Coles stores in Australia. This is not the case.
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/663* Catalogs: 1961* Number of Pieces: 5 Other Names: Notes: Contents Notes The Prescut Set includes all four of…
Strangely, the EAPC Punch Bowl never got its own listing in an Anchor Hocking Catalog – at least through 1979. I haven’t found any catalogs later than 1979 yet. It was only offered in sets: the Entertainment Group, Punch Set, and Punch Set with Stand.
Your presentation will go from nice to WOW when you place your EAPC Punch Bowl on this Punch Bowl Stand and then hang punch cups on the rim. The result is stunningly beautiful! Be prepared for compliments. It’s shiny.
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 789C* Catalogs: 1973* thru 1976+ Number of Pieces: 4 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/673* Catalogs: 1961* thru 1969* Number of Pieces: 26 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes
Sold By: Kromex Part Number: 2244-20 (Brass) Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 3 Other Names: Notes: Comes in Brass and Copper Contents Boxes
Dimensions: 6″ dia x 1″ high* Part Number: Catalogs: Rim: smooth Known Colors: Crystal Other Names: 3-Part Trinket Dish Part of: Notes: Easily and often…
Sold By: Hellerware Part Number: 5530* Catalogs: Number of Pieces: Other Names: Notes: Relish Server in a walnut finish with a glass insert. Contents Notes…
Sold By: Kromex Part Numbers: 044-21* Chrome Giftware with Lined Wood Handles444-21* Holiday Giftware with Gold Crown Handles544-21* Holiday Giftware with Fancy Gold Handles544-21* Holiday…
I found this 2-Piece Relish Set in a Hurwitz Jewelers ad on page 30 of the July 7, 1968, Granite City Press-Record newspaper for Granite City, IL.
Sold By: Leonard Silver Mfg Part Number: Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 2 Other Names: Notes: Crystal Relish Dish with two Silverplated Forks. Contents Boxes Notes…
This Ribbed Vase may be the precursor to the star & lattice-patterned vase (Small Vase). It features a ribbed pattern on the panels that don’t have a star instead of the lattice-like pattern of the vases featured in many Anchor Hocking catalogs.
This large Round Pitcher holds 60 ounces when filled to the rim. It is very pretty and also very heavy. Anchor Hocking sold it individually, as well as, in the Iced Tea Set and Water Set. T
Sold By: Milbern Part Number: 1500* Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 2 Other Names: Notes: “In Chromium and Glass” Contents Boxes Gallery
The Rose-Lilac Crown Platter and Rose-Lilac 7-Part Divided Platter have repeatedly been reported by well-known vintage glass authors as made by Anchor Hocking, exclusively for Coles stores in Australia. This is not the case.
The Salad Forks and Spoons Anchor Hocking included in Early American Prescut sets were made of acrylic or plastic. So many EAPC collectors replace them with glass utensils from the Thousand Line/Stars & Bars Line, also made by Anchor Hocking, so it keeps it in the family.
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/754*, 700/750 Catalogs: 1967* thru 1976+ Number of Pieces: 9 Other Names: Notes: Salt & Pepper Shakers with Round…
Sold By: Anchor Hocking Part Number: 700/739* Catalogs: Number of Pieces: 15 Other Names: Notes: Contents Boxes