November 12th, 2011 @
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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 [...]
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October 27th, 2011 @
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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 [...]
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How to Enjoy Your Glass
January 3rd, 2011 @
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Do you like cheese and crackers? Or dip and veggies? Here’s a neat way to combine your love of vintage with your yummy snacking. Elegant glass makers made sets of a medium plate and a small stemmed comport that are meant for cheese and crackers. You put your cheese ball or soft cheese spread in [...]
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How to Enjoy Your Glass
September 26th, 2010 @
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Go take a look at the plates you like to use for serving dessert after dinner. Are they different from your china sets or regular dinnerware? Dessert plates are your opportunity to break a few rules, add style that is nothing like the rest of your serving pieces and pick your favorites. You can use [...]
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July 29th, 2010 @
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Earlier blog post I told the story of the older couple who sold me their Cameo depression glass because “their daughters didn’t want it”. The couple never used the glass so no one had memories tied up in it. I have this glass now and will list it for sale so someone else can treasure [...]
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July 26th, 2010 @
Kathy //
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Let me share a sad story with you and suggest how you can avoid the same thing happening to you. This weekend I bought a set of green Cameo depression glass like the grill plate pictured. The sellers were an 85 year old couple who were selling because “our daughters didn’t want this”. The gentleman [...]
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How to Enjoy Your Glass