It's been awhile since I have talked about the SauceMakers.
Those really strange shaped pieces made by Corning Glass Works' Consumer Products Division starting in 1963 and discontinued at the end of 1974. SauceMakers, according to the catalogs, were available in 1 quart (
P-55/P-64) & 2 quart (
P-65) sizes. Be aware that not all SauceMakers are actually stamped with their model number (
none of mine are - neither my Cornflower nor the 2 Wheat ones currently in my collection)
The only SauceMaker to last through the entire 11 year production period was the 1 quart Saucemaker, which appeared in several patterns other than Cornflower; such as Wheat, American Oil & Floral Bouquet as well as All White. The 1 quart started life in 1963 as the P-55 (
no lid). By 1964, a lid was added to the piece and it was packaged as the P-64. Both models were available until 1968, at which point, the P-55 was dropped all together and only the P-64 remained.
The 2 quart Saucemaker had a much shorter life span from 1964-1970. This particular piece was always packaged with a lid as the P-65. While it's life span was shorter, it did manage to come in several patterns; Cornflower, Wheat and All White.
Before I continue, it should be noted that the White Cookmates versions of the 1 quart (
SM-1) & 2 quart (
SM-2) SauceMaker were produced until about 1976 before being
discontinued.
The small 1 pint SauceMaker is still a bit of a mystery. It appears to have never been released to the market, though at least 8 have been accounted for at this point. CMOG (
Corning Museum of Glass) has one labeled as a Prototype P-5.
(Photo courtesy of Rakow Library - CMOG)
But what bothers me is that it has a lid. Now the 1 quart P-55 was released first, without a lid. So wouldn't that mean that this one was produced later? And if it was produced later, then why is it a P-5 instead of a P-63; following suit with the P-64 and P-65? And just WHAT is under that sticker? Is it really only a "-B" or is it some other number? Maybe P-54?
Needless to say, mine has nothing printed on it to give any clue as to what the model number is or whether it actually a prototype or not. It has a lid and, because the lug is the same as a petite pan, uses a P-41-HG for a handle... (
P-5? on Left)
The P-55/P-64 (
right) & P-65 have standard P-series lugs and use the standard P-10-HG handle.
(P-55/P-64 in back - P-5? in front)
(P-55/P-64 top - P-5? bottom)
None of the lids have the model numbers on them... Being P-64-C (
1 quart), P-65-C (
2 quart) and potentially P-5-C or P-63-C or even P-54-C (
for the 1 pint)
Thus are the mysteries of Corning Ware.
Where is your Corning Ware??
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I feel very fortunate to have this in my collection. There is an added bonus, in that it gives us some precedent for dating the pattern. P-80-EPs were released in 1966 with Platinum Filigree gift line, and since the rest of the cookware pieces are of the P-series era, then spring of 1972 would be the pattern cut-off date. 
Other than those facts, nothing else much is known about this pattern; including the name, since no original boxes have been found as of yet.
