Fostoria Glass’ June etching spreads a lush bouquet of flowers tied with ribbons across the rims and sides of the elegant glass. It is a wonderful design that appealed to brides for many years and has remained one of the most collected elegant patterns.Fostoria made June during the heyday of colored elegant etched glass, from […]
Federal Glass made many important depression glass patterns. We’ll give tips to collect and enjoy a mold-etched bird and swag pattern, Georgian Lovebirds, this month.Federal made several well known mold-etched designs including Georgian Lovebirds, with a really neat design that alternates birds and baskets around the edge, connected by swags, and with a medallion in […]
We just purchased a large set of pink Princess depression glass and are listing it on our stores, Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass and Vintage Elegant Depression Glass. So far we have about half listed with more - including platters and bowls - to come.A couple of our most important pieces are […]
Depression glass makers had a field day with candleholders. You will find ones to hold one candle or two or three, in colors, in crystal, etched, cut, with gold or silver, and yes, even plain. Combining candlelight with glass is irresistable and even without the candles these are beautiful, fanciful pieces.This first one […]
American Sweetheart is a delicate mold-etched depression glass pattern and sought by collectors - and no wonder! It’s graceful design and pretty colors are so appealing. You will find American Sweetheart mainly in a soft true pink and a glowing translucent white and both are exceptional! The piece we show here is the large […]
Hocking Glass produced several Depression glass patterns with geometric designs such as swirls, vertical ribs or squares. Let’s look at one popular pattern, Queen Mary, that comes in pink and clear and gets its sparkle from vertical ribs. Queen Mary is among the more affordable depression glass patterns and it is fun to collect and use.
One of […]
Almost all glass has some wear and sellers need to find it and describe it. Personally I find wear the most subjective and most difficult damage to work with.Step one is to start with clean glass. You will have a much better chance of finding damage if you have good lighting and can see the […]
Chips are the bane of glass collectors and sellers. I’ve bought glass sworn to be mint that has chips as big as a quarter inch long and I do believe the sellers simply didn’t see the problem. Most people run their fingers along the rim and report what they find. Unfortunately, there are all too […]
As a glass seller I could tell you my secret fantasy: Glass pretends to be mint when I buy it and then it slinks off the storage boxes where it quietly develops all sorts of secret chips, cracks and assorted wear just to embarrass me. Unfortunately, this is not usually the problem. It is all […]
As food options and lifestyles changed, the plates that people used changed too. We’ll explain plates used in glass patterns from the 1920s through 1970s.
Elegant glass companies in the 1920s and 30s had to overcome consumer resistance to the notion of eating off glass plates. Most people who could afford glass from hand houses such […]
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