April 2nd, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Do you like to go antiquing? It’s fun and we’ve got some candid videos of the last time we went shopping for elegant and depression glass. I’ll be releasing a longer video on April 10 and want to give you a short snippet today. Dave and I went to the Bay Antique Center in Bay [...]
Category : Antiquing Together
March 24th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Isn’t this pretty? At one time Silver City and Lotus Glass decorated all sorts of glass with silver designs like this. People gave silver bedecked glass for wedding gifts and housewarmings, and of course bridge prizes. The silver designs were pretty and stylish and made great gifts. The glass companies could take the same piece, [...]
Category : Cake Plates and Serving Platters
March 18th, 2011 @ Kathy // 2 Comments
“Oh my”, you are saying, “she can’t tell pink from blue!” Actually this is a story about a blue that should be pink but is purple instead. It’s the Un-Pink. Bear with me please, this will become clear. This plate is Tiffin Fontaine etch in their coveted Twilight color. Fontaine is old, made 1924 to [...]
Category : Pink Elegant Glass
March 14th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Quiz time! What pattern is this? If you don’t recognize it then don’t feel bad. Fostoria originally called this fresh springtime pattern Italian Lace, then for some reason changed it to Gold Lace the last two years they made it. Regardless which name you use this is not a common pattern. The etch is on [...]
Category : Other Fostoria Glass
March 12th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
What is this you ask? It’s too small for a relish tray but it’s obviously something. Welcome to the world of fancy glass. This little piece is the Canterbury crystal four-part condiment set from Duncan Miller. I like Canterbury. Duncan Miller crystal is beautifully clear, gorgeous quality. the pattern is simple with plates, bowls, stemware [...]
Category : Duncan Miller
March 10th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
Does this look like fireworks or milkweed puffs? The big poofs look like the 4th of July, so neat. This is Fostoria Lido etched low sherbet in crystal. Our family crystal is Cambridge Rose Point, but Lido is my favorite Fostoria pattern. I like a lot of Fostoria patterns – Trojan, Romance, June, Vesper plus [...]
Category : Other Fostoria Glass
February 25th, 2011 @ Kathy // 8 Comments
Tonight I want to do something special for Pink Saturday. Yes, this is a book with a pinkish red cover. The reason I’m showing this book is to honor and thank Gene Florence. Let me explain. I found eBay in 1999 and kept browsing the glass. I loved it. It was so fascinating and I [...]
Category : How to Buy Glassware
February 14th, 2011 @ Kathy // One Comment
Every time I see mayonnaise sets like this Fostoria Chintz set I wonder how on earth people used enough mayo that they needed a separate serving piece. This mayo bowl is about 5 1/2 inches wide and holds a little under two cups. Although I have trouble imagining using this for mayo it would be [...]
Category : Console & Serving Bowls
February 8th, 2011 @ Kathy // One Comment
Blank? Etch? Huh? It’s time to reduce confusion with those oddball glass terms. A glass blank is the basic shape, the design of the piece of glass before any decorations. The cup and saucer shown are Heisey’s Empress blank. Heisey made the Empress shape in several colors, sold it undecorated as “Empress” and used [...]
Category : Let's Reduce Confusion
February 5th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments
I’ve read that pizza sales go up 30% on Super Bowl Sunday. So… are you looking for a better way to serve that pizza than in the ugly cardboard box it came in? This center handled server would be a great contrast. This is Fostoria Romance center handled server on the Sonata blank, very pretty [...]
Category : Romance Ribbons & Bows Etched Crystal
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