Browsing Tag »Federal Glass
July 18th, 2010 @
Kathy //
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Let’s talk about one of the painful subjects around depression glass, reproductions. Fakes, remakes, reissues, reproductions, there are many words to describe these. Although there are some legitimate re-issues, especially where the manufacture labels their glass, there are too many that are simply rip offs. One pattern that was reissued was Madrid. Federal Glass made [...]
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Reproductions and Fakes
July 16th, 2010 @
Kathy //
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It’s Pink Saturday and it’s HOT. I’m sitting outside on the picnic table glad to use my laptop because it’s warm in our house that’s cooled only with the breeze. I don’t know whether seeing a pretty pink cup will make you feel cooler but at least it will make you smile! Doesn’t that design [...]
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Pink Depression Glass
May 21st, 2010 @
Kathy //
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It’s the lovely month of May and Friday, time to smile and be happy. It’s easy to smile when you see big puffy old fashioned roses all on a trellis and all with that wonderful old rose fragrance. That’s what this pink glass pattern reminds me of: roses. Lots and lots of roses. The glass [...]
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Pink Saturday
April 3rd, 2010 @
Kathy //
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Once upon a time you could find real Madrid depression glass at every flea market, antique mall and thrift store. Those days are behind us. I found the cake plate and tumbler in pink Recollection reproduction glass this winter at an antique store and a few more pieces when antiquing in San Antonio a few [...]
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Depression Glass Guide / Reproductions and Fakes
March 15th, 2010 @
Kathy //
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This week I’m visiting our daughter and her family and that prompted this post. Our daughter collects Petal from Federal Glass and has an amazing collection of colors and shapes. She started this fun hobby about 10 years ago when we went to a flea market and she found an iridescent plate she loved. Since [...]
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Gift Buying Guide - Collectible Glass
October 20th, 2009 @
Kathy //
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Doesn’t the name Normandie sound fancy? I did some research to write this post because I thought the name may have been drawn from the famous French ocean liner Normandie, however the vessel was launched in 1935, after the depression pattern production start. For many years this pattern was called Bouquet and Lattice for its [...]
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Federal Depression Glass
August 12th, 2009 @
Kathy //
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Reason #10: Depression glass is beautiful! The colors are entrancing, the designs are compelling. Take this Patrician depression glass pattern from Federal Glass. This has a neat design on the rim like little Vs and a center medallion that looks like a wagon wheel. You won’t find colored glass made today that is prettier than [...]
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Depression Glass Guide / Uncategorized
June 7th, 2009 @
Kathy //
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We just got more Federal Georgian green depression glass and got the first piece, this great lunch plate, listed tonight. I like Georgian because it’s a beautiful shade of green and the design with birds and flower baskets connected by swags is neat. It’s one of the patterns I look for and buy when [...]
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Federal Depression Glass
May 2nd, 2009 @
Kathy //
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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 [...]
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Depression Glass
April 27th, 2009 @
Kathy //
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This is a Georgian sherbet from Federal Glass, a very nice and favorite depression glass pattern. Georgian is nicknamed “Lovebirds” due to the medallion of two lovebirds alternating with basket medallions. I recently got an email from an eBayer informing me that my sherbet is most likely reproduced because “it was too heavy, too large [...]
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Reproductions and Fakes
