Betty Bowl - No longer in production

Betty Bowls - Post 86 Reference Guide


Betty Bowl – No longer in production
Holds 48 oz. – Measures 8-1/2″ diameter x 2-3/4″ height.
Item Number: 0567
Backstamp Style: Betty Crocker ink stamp
Introduced 1941 Discontinued – date unknown
Reintroduced 2002
Discontinued 2007

Produced in the following colors – White, Black, Rose, Cobalt Blue, Turquoise, Periwinkle Blue, Sea Mist Green, Persimmon, Cinnabar, Sunflower, Plum, Shamrock, Tangerine, Scarlet, Peacock, Heather.

It was NOT produced in the following colors – Apricot, Yellow, Lilac, Sapphire, Chartreuse, Pearl Gray, Juniper, Evergreen and all colors produced after Evergreen.

  • This bowl is not a Fiesta® item. However, they were produced in Post 86 and Vintage Fiesta® glazes, so I felt it needed to be included.
  • This bowl was an exclusive only to Betty Crocker.
  • The original 1941 Betty bowl was introduced on a Bisquick box and were only produced in Vintage Fiesta® Turquoise or Harlequin Yellow glazes.
  • Betty bowls without backstamps were sold as second quality bowls through HLC’s factory outlet stores.

 

 

  • The illustration on the right shows Vintage Betty bowls (left) will have a glazed foot (wet foot) where the Post 86 has an unglazed foot (dry foot).
Vintage vs Post 86 Betty Bowl - Post 86 Reference Guide
Black Betty Bowl reissue backstamp - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • The reissued bowl was introduced at the 2002 Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association (HLCCA) Conference and has a totally different backstamp than the Vintage bowl.
  • You can find the Post 86 backstamp with either Black or White lettering as shown in these two illustrations.
White Betty Bowl reissue backstamp - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Betty Crocker® had the Vintage bowls produced by three different manufacturers.
  • To help you distinguish between the manufacturers, below, you will see the different backstamps.
  • Note how the “Betty Crocker” signatures differ. See how the “B” and “C” are different?
HLC vintage Betty Bowl backstamp - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • If you want an HLC made Betty bowl, you will want the backstamp that is illustrated to the left. 
  • HLC had an ink backstamp. The “B” is open at the base and slants a little to the left.

Vintage HLC bowl – measures 8-1/2” diameter x 2-3/4” height.

Red Wing Backstamp - Photo courtesy of Steve Beals - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Red Wing had two different backstamps. An ink backstamp (left) and an incised one (right).
  • The “B” is not connected to the other letters.
  • Also, note how the “C” does not have the little loop at the top. (Photos courtesy of Steve Beals)
Red Wing Backstamp - Photo courtesy of Steve Beals - Post 86 Reference Guide

 

 

  • Gladding-McBean had an ink backstamp as illustrated to the right.
  • The “B” is closed at the base and slants to the right and connects with the other letters. (Photo courtesy of Steve Beals)
Gladding-McBean Backstamp - Photo courtesy of Steve Beals - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Becky Turner wrote a great article about the Betty bowls in the Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association (HLCCA) quarterly club magazine, The Dish (Vol. 5 No 2, Winter 2002).
Betty Crocker 75th Anniversary Bowl - Photo Courtesy of Strawser Auction - Post 86 Reference Guide

Fun Fact – 

  • The Betty bowl that is illustrated to the left was produced by HLC for The Betty Crocker Catalog,   75 Years of Loyalty – 1931-2006.  This bowl sold at Strawser Auctions in June 2021 for $85.00 + buyers premium. 
  • To my knowledge it was only produced in the Scarlet glaze.
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