November 12th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Bobbie sent me an interesting email asking for advice on evaluating her Royal Lace blue depression glass. Blue Royal Lace is one of the most popular – and expensive – depression glass patterns. I get emails every week asking: ”What is my glass? How much is it worth? How can I sell it?” It is [...]
Category : How to Enjoy Your Glass
November 6th, 2011 @ Kathy // One Comment
Do you like vintage stemware? I do! And I like to identify what I have. If you have Fostoria stemware this book is a must. Milbra Long and Emily Seate are a mother/daughter team that are consummate experts in Fostoria glass. They have written several guide books divided by era and type of glass. This book covers [...]
Category : Tips to Identify Glass
October 27th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Let’s face it. We all move and none of us wants to have our favorite glass and china break when we do it. Last week Dave and I moved to a different city and we moved all our personal crystal, three sets of china and all my glass inventory for my store. One piece, a [...]
Category : How to Enjoy Your Glass
September 2nd, 2011 @ Kathy // 5 Comments
Cherry Blossom has been reproduced and reproduced some more since the early 1970s. It’s a shame because this is one of the loveliest depression glass patterns, certain in the top 10 premier patterns. It’s easy to spot most reproductions once you know what you are looking for. And the good news is that your fingers [...]
Category : Reproductions and Fakes
August 27th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Do you have glass or other stuff you want to sell but aren’t sure how to do it? Do you enjoy shopping at garage sales and flea markets but don’t know what you could resell at a profit? I was asked to contribute a chapter to the Home Run Guide organized by Janelle Elms. This [...]
Category : How to Buy Glassware
August 15th, 2011 @ Kathy // One Comment
This is an interesting lot of 3 Hazel Atlas depression era shakers. The blue Moderntone ones don’t have lids. The lids to the clear ribbed set fit the Moderntone shaker bases but aren’t original. These clear shakers are marked Airko and the lids have a neat white plug insert with cork backing. The metal lids [...]
Category : Reproductions and Fakes
August 2nd, 2011 @ Kathy // 2 Comments
Is this Georgian Lovebirds saucer real depression glass or is it a repro? It is not marked. This next saucer is marked. I have Georgian cups, saucers and sherbets with the Federal F in a shield and without. Are any reproduced? There are web pages that claim that any unmarked Federal piece is a repro. [...]
Category : Reproductions and Fakes
July 27th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Sometimes it’s hard to know what glass you have. Fostoria marked very few of their pieces so unless you recognize the shape or the cutting or the etch it’s going to be difficult to identify the glass pattern. I thought it would be helpful to have a good photo identification guide online that showed all [...]
Category : Tips to Identify Glass
June 27th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
This is a neat piece that’s not too common. Lancaster Glass made several patterns that look like etched glass, including this Cane Landrum design. The paisley motifs are raised to the touch – this is mold etched, mass produced depression glass. Lancaster made glass that is right on the border between elegant glass, with its [...]
Category : Gift Buying Guide - Collectible Glass
June 4th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Yesterday’s Pink Saturday blog post featured Fortune pink depression glass. Did you know there is a very similar pattern called Old Cafe? It can be tricky to tell them apart. Here’s the Old Cafe pink candy dish. It’s a pretty piece, low and wide with small tab handles. Here is the Fortune bowl from yesterday. [...]
Category : Let's Reduce Confusion
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