Boontonware Melmac Go With Tumblers : Frosted Glasses by Boonton Rare Jewels of Melamine Collectors

Becoming harder to find is the Boontonware Frosted Tumblers that were sold as go-withs for melmac and melamine dinnerware by the Factory.  They offered many sizes, the most popular would be the full sized iced tea tumbler, but here you will see some rare "highball" style tumblers.

Rare highballs, almost non existent now.

You may remember seeing frosted cups just like these at restaurants, (the all you can eat buffet style restaurants) because Texas Ware had a set that strongly resembled these. In my opinion, theirs were made better.  The problem with Boonton's is they were for styling and not practicality.

Heavy bases accounted for more chips when dropped.

These cups are not melamine, but a much harder plastic, which made them susceptible to stress cracks, chipping, and scratching.   The heavy bases (I bet the bases weighed as much as the cups themselves) made them easy targets for dropping and as you can see, chipped quite easily.

I tend to think they later redesigned them as the other set I have listed in my store is somewhat lighter in design, maybe over time the company lightened up on their plastic composition or design, and although the bases are not as heavy as the blue ones, they still chipped...

One will never know how long these actually "lasted" in the population.    Acquiring a set of pristine glasses is going to be very hard, and if you have them covet them like they were rare jewels.  The ones I have listed on Etsy are from the Derek Schultz Collection and can be used for everyday drinking vessels. 

Funky Dallas Ware Atomic Mid Century Modern Trays Texas Ware Does it Again

Just when I think I can't see anything cooler from Texas Ware along comes these trays.

These trays are funky and atomic, and I only had a few of them, from the Derek Schultz Collection.  I shared the love with plastics Researcher Christopher McPherson, and only have a few left to sell.  Oddly I cannot fathom what they were, an experiment or a special order for a customer.  I know schools or industrial institutions were not using such funky shapes! They are 13" round and super heavy.  Would be great for entertaining, snack trays, or backyard bbq's! If you know anything about these do let me know! They are backstamped Dallas Ware, by Plastics Manufacturing ....(aka Texasware!)

Your Recipe for Picture Perfect Melamine: Care and Cleaning of Your Melmac by Ira Mency

I'm not trying to brag, but I think I've cleaned enough melamine dishes to know a few tips or tricks. I've been asked about this so much, and recently even RetroBabs wants me to share a few tips.
So, I decided to tell all about:

• General Care and Use (do's and don't's)
• Checklist of items you will need to clean and care for Melmac
• How to deal with knife marks
• How to remove sticker residue
• How to remove grease stains
• How to remove unsighly stains in the mugs and cups

FIND THE ARTICLE HERE ON SQUIDOO!