Versatile was created to meet the demand for clean, rimless shapes that became popular in the very late 1940s and early 1950s. Traditional handles and finials were not used on the casserole and sugar, nor on lids of the coffee pot and teapot. Instead, handles were made as tab extensions. 

Besides the solid color line, Pebbleford, Versatile was also made in pastel glazes - with and without decals, and in white with decals and underglaze decorations. Several Versatile patterns made use of special "fade away" or wash trims along the rim. 

TS&T created new lines by mixing hollowware from other shapes with Versatile flatware. "Shasta Daisy" was made using Versatile shapes only. "Dwarf Pine" used Versatile flatware while almost all of its hollowware came from the formal Classic shape. "Blue Mist" used Versatile flatware, but Empire hollowware. Other lines were more complicated with a sugar from one shape and a creamer from another resluting in new mix-and-match shapes. The major forms of hollowware used with Versatile flatware are listed here:

• Versatile shape - simple design without pedestal feet; lids have tab handles 
  • sugar
  • creamer
  • teacup
  • casserole
  • coffee pot
  • teapot
  • gravy
  • shakers
  • divided baker
  • covered butter
  • lug soup with lid