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Paul McCobb - Contempri: Timeline & Known Pattern List

  • 1959 Contempri introduced with initial patterns: "Eclipse", "Spindle", "Sticks", "Straws", "Sparkler", "Hopscotch", "Frost" and "Plain White"
  • 1961 French made drinking glasses are introduced for the line in three sizes: Old Fashioned, Cocktail and Highball and three color choices: a blue tinged clear, a "smokey" grey and a green
  • 1963 Patterns: "Lawn Terrace" and "Can Can" 
  • 1964 Solid Colors: Mandarin Orange, Bristol Blue, Chinese Red, Lime Green
  • 1965 First reference that I have for patterns: "Bounty", "Capri", "San Remo", and "Sorrento"(on closeout so they obviously were introduced earlier) , also introduction of Contempri II patterns/colors: "Sapphire/Blue", "Onyx/Black", "Garnet/Red" and "Topaz/Yellow". New Tea Cup and Coffee Mug, also Espresso Cup.

Patterns (Alphabetically)

Bauble
Beige - Solid Color
Blue - Solid Color
Bounty
Brown - Swirl
Can Can
Capri
Eclipse
Emerald - Stripe
Frost
Gambit
Garnet - Stripe
Green - Solid Color
Hopscotch
Lawn Terrace
Light Green - Swirl
Onyx - Stripe
Pendant
Petals
Pinwheel
Pirouette
Red - Solid Color
San Remo
Sapphire - Stripe
Sorrento
Sparkler
Spindle
Sticks
Straws
Topaz - Stripe
White - Solid Color
Yellow - Solid Color
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