Enjoy the Fall with Amber Gold Depression Era Glass

October 1st, 2009 @ // No Comments

When the leaves turn color and it gets cold we all look for warm colors and richer hues.  But as we get ready for Thanksgiving or look to decorate with harvest themes we may lack choices in our glassware and dinner settings.  That’s where amber colored glass can help. Amber is a rich golden color [...]

Category : Depression Glass Guide

Top 10 Reasons to Collect Depression Glass – #1. What’s Your Reason?

September 2nd, 2009 @ // No Comments

I’ve given you lots of reasons to collect depression glass. It’s your turn now. Why do you collect depression glass? Our wise old owl here – and our glass loving community – want to know!

Category : Depression Glass Guide

Duncan Miller Amber Depression Glass Basket

August 8th, 2009 @ // No Comments

This is something different than we’ve shown before.  I found a couple glass baskets and they got put aside in my get-listed box and tonight I finally got around to listing this one. This is a classic shape, flared nicely with a scalloped rim and V-shaped design on the handle.  This is from Duncan Miller [...]

Category : Elegant Glass

How to Identify Depression Glass Patterns – Adams Rib Case Study

June 19th, 2009 @ // 2 Comments

Eeek!  Not more candleholders!  Yes, more candleholders, but these tell a story. We went to a big flea market in Clare, Michigan a few weeks ago and got these candleholders.   So what are they?  Here’s how I identified them. First these are more likely to be depression glass than anything from the 1960s or [...]

Category : Depression Glass

Central Glass – Frances Amber Elegant Depression Glass

June 2nd, 2009 @ // One Comment

  Isn’t this a neat piece of amber depression glass?   Our readers may know we try to carry Central Glass patterns and this is their Frances pattern. Frances is one of the patterns that you can find in depression glass books, such as those by Gene Florence but Central is usually considered a maker [...]

Category : Central Glass

New Martinsville Radiance Amber Depression Glass

May 3rd, 2009 @ // No Comments

  Cute, small, warm looking, what’s not to like?  This small cordial is New Martinsville Radiance amber depression glass and the vertical ridges you see are the design which is repeated on the stem. Radiance is one of those patterns that you’ll find in books about elegant glass and reference books about depression glass.  New [...]

Category : Depression Glass

Sharon Amber Depression Glass – Cabbage Rose

May 2nd, 2009 @ // No Comments

  I went to the flea market today and found a few pieces of Sharon amber depression glass.  One lady had several dinner plates.  The price was right but the plates had quite a bit of wear so I left them.  Another seller had a set of three pieces, a little berry bowl like this [...]

Category : Depression Glass