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Westinghouse's covered "Ridged" and "Plain" baker and casserole (made by Hall China) actually came with Westinghouse Roasters.  I am coining the name "Roasterware" for them so they are no longer referred to as "Refrigeratorware" since they came with Roasters. 

Montgomery Ward Large white rectangular leftover shown in Whitmeyer's book is actually a casserole that came with a Montgomery Ward Roaster. Bill Rist shared his pictures of a decorated Montgomery Ward casserole with me. 

Make sure you also check out the Brochure Page (use your browsers back button to return here) to see the booklet from a Westinghouse roaster.

Montomery Ward Roasterware

1942-43 Fall Winter Montgomery Ward Catalog. 
Under refrigerators in this catalog it mentions that refrigerators are not generally available because of war time needs.

Some even have decals

 

 Westinghouse Bakers
Plain / Queen & Ridged / King

Plain / Queen

Westinghouse covered roasters are a commonly found Hall item. I was pleased to discover their original use. They were part of a set of an electric roaster. The set consists of one open baker and two covered bakers.

"The book included clearly shows the Hall Westinghouse bakers and how to use them with your roaster. It even gives you an order form in the back for replacement pieces. The accent color on the roaster is an exact match to the bakers. There is an extra lid in this picture."

Pictures of a booklet

 

Info and Photo courtesy of Kelly Pierce

Plain/Queen
covered baker and open baker in Delphinium Blue

Ridged/King
covered baker in canary yellow.  There is also a open baker in canary

The set consists of one open baker and two covered bakers.

Shown on the right is a covered baker in Sunset orange. Sunset is not a common color for this item

 

 

 

Cyndee sent me this picture of a roaster in the common canary yellow but often not found in a metal carrier.  The metal carriers come in several styles.  The handles come in several colors.

 

 

Ridged/King Open Baker shown here with metal carrier. I have also seen other styles of metal carriers for various Westinghouse baker items.

Although this is probably not Roasterware - This seemed the best place for these pictures.

Bill Rist sent me this information. - He just purchased this item.
It was made for WESTINGHOUSE and has the same wording as on the other WESTINGHOUSE pieces, but in smaller type. The metal base has the Westinghouse logo, and also says model NO.HLB8-1 WESTINGHOUSE MANSFIELD, OHIO MADE IN USA and a caution to allow ceramic dish to cool before immersing it in water. So I do believe the base and china part go together. <or someone found a WONDERFUL marriage> It's a glossy white that's the same color as the Montgomery Wards pieces.