Green glassware can mix and match with lots of different tableware patterns, both glass and china. Vintage glass in the Soreno Green pattern by Anchor Hocking was created in the late 1960s and has classic retro style that is still relevant to today’s table settings.
This pattern was made in multiple colors, in addition to the avocado or olive green. These include clear glass, clear iridescent, aquamarine and amber gold. These colors can mix with each other as well.
The line also included a number of piece types. Standard drinking glassware such as tumblers, juice and old fashioned shapes and sizes. Then there were the dinnerware pieces, plates, bowls, snack sets – as well as the serving pieces, bowls, salt and pepper shakers and butter dish.
I've used the salad serving bowl for my Broccoli Salad. It's just the right size and looks great on the table, summer or winter.
The green and gold are the most common in the secondary marketplace, but I’ve seen them all Watch for nicks that can easily hide in the bark textured sides, and a milky haze from multiple trips through the dishwasher.
Soreno by Anchor Hocking will give your table setting some classic retro style. And, it can mix with some of the latest finds, like Missoni by Target. Stop back for more posts on that subject…
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I was so happy to find your site to at lease identify what I may have in the green and amber. Sis just died and the sets are in her things. Don’t really know what to do with it all but at least I may know what it is. Thanks.
What would the value of this green glass ware be worth, anchor hocking
Hello Troy,
That is a question with an uncertain answer. Like all vintage wares, ultimately they are worth what a buyer is willing to pay. Yet, you can get some guidance by seeing the prices that other sellers have listed your glassware for at online venues such as Replacements and eBay.
Please note, the condition will need to be perfect in order to get the best price. No chips, cracks or “dishwasher haze” from the piece(s) having been washed in the dishwasher, or harsh detergents. Modern wares stand up to these better than many vintage items, though with time, any of them will show the effects.
I have the large Soreno salad bowl in the avocado green, with ten serving bowls (2 have small chips on the rim). I know you said the worth is whatever someone would pay, but what do you think they are worth?
Hello Charlene!
If I was still selling online, I’d look at secondary marketplaces and see what similar items people have listed for sale, and what they are asking. I’ve seen more listings these days where they sell the quantity all together, vs. years ago when people tended to part out into smaller groups. What you have is probably more valuable as one group instead of piecemeal.
And anything that is chipped, or dull from improper washing, I would not bother with at all.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the information on the approximate age. I LOVE green glass and I LOVE how sturdy AND beautiful the Soreno line is.
First I found the salad (or punch?) bowl – not sure which it is. I did not intend to be a collector…but then I found the cups that (supposedly) go with the (punch? bowl)…and THEN I found a stack in great condition of 13 plates while thrifting, for $16 and some change. It’s a wonderful design that is a joy to eat off of.
Awesome! It is beautiful and classic, in a retro way. And the colors a cool, too.
Stumbled across this while trying to identify some glasses that belonged to my grandma. I got them after she and my grandpa passed over 10 years ago. Thanks for the info, now I can try to track some dishes down to get a complete set!
Hello Carly,
Glad to be of assistance…I hope you find more of them when you search!
I’m wondering if anyone can help me. I have several of this green color and I love it! However, a friend is looking for the largest amber ashtray- I have looked on ebay but I don’t know what the largest size they made. The biggest I have seen was around 8-3/4″ – does anyone know if they made a bigger ashtray? My mom had them too but they were the 6ish inch size.
Hello Pat!
I’ve also seen the large size you described, in green. If I had to guess, I would say that is the largest.