Crying All Over Broken Glass — There Goes My Fostoria Trojan Wine!

May 10th, 2009 @ // No Comments

  Isn’t this pretty?  I used to have two of these stems and brought one down from my glass room to list in my store.  Like a dummy I was carrying several things loose – since I took them out of the box - and naturally this is the piece I dropped! Ouch.  This little stem [...]

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Etched Elegant Candleholders – More Favorite Glass

May 8th, 2009 @ // No Comments

  Candleholders, Beautiful Candleholders. This one is Fostoria June Isn’t this pretty? I showed off some of my favorite things – console bowls, center handled servers – and here is my third, etched elegant candleholders. This particular one is Fostoria Glass June etched. The etching is beautiful, yes, and the color is a soft pretty [...]

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Fostoria Glass Coronet Elegant Crystal – Three Lines Make a Pattern

May 7th, 2009 @ // No Comments

Fostoria Glass Coronet pattern is very simple with clean elegant lines. The design is a band of three lines that curve around the rim and many shapes have a soft scallop. The picture shows the ice bucket which is footed and shows off the stylish design. Fostoria used Coronet for only a few decorations, Willowmere [...]

Category : Depression Glass Guide / Fostoria Glass / Uncategorized

Here’s Another Thing to Love – Center Handled Sandwich Servers, CHS

April 24th, 2009 @ // No Comments

A couple posts ago we showed one of my favorite things, elegant depression glass console bowls. Here’s another type of glass that is equally entrancing, the center handled sandwich server, also called center handled tray, center handled server or CHS. Regardless what you call it, this is one of the signature pieces of the depression [...]

Category : Glass Pieces

Featured Pattern – Fostoria June Etched Elegant Glass

April 18th, 2009 @ // No Comments

  Beautiful June etched glass from Fostoria is one of the most elegant etchings from the depression era.  It is a joyful, happy design with bouquets and flowers spilling out and cascading down the side, all tied with a ribbon and a bow.  There is a second ribbon twirling around in big U shaped loops. [...]

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Fostoria Contour Elegant Glass – Mid Century Modern Style

April 10th, 2009 @ // No Comments

  Isn’t this a neat design?  Fostoria Glass Contour elegant pattern comes by its great mid-century modern looks honestly, as it was produced from 1955 to 1971.   The wavy stem is unique and distinctive. All the Contour shapes are interesting, with extra waves or curls.  It helps show off the gorgeous crystal glass.  This [...]

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Here’s What I Love – Etched Console Bowls

April 1st, 2009 @ // No Comments

Central Glass Balda Etched Green Console Bowl Rather than look at a pattern, let’s talk about one of my favorite things, etched console bowls.  My three favorite pieces of glass are the console bowls, etched candle holders and center handled sandwich trays.  All three are characteristic of the depression era and all three are beautiful! [...]

Category : Console & Serving Bowls

Are You Confused about Depression Glass?

March 29th, 2009 @ // No Comments

Are you confused about all the glass terms out there?  Like what is the difference between depression glass and elegant glass?  If  you are like I was when I first found glass in 1999 you are feeling more than a little bewildered!  No surprise, glass collecting, just like any field, tends to collect jargon and strange [...]

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Isn’t This Gorgeous? Fostoria Glass Chintz Etch

March 24th, 2009 @ // No Comments

Fostoria Glass Chintz Etch Here’s an elegant glass pattern that you can enjoy using.  This is Fostoria Glass’ etched Chintz crystal.  It came in a wide variety of stemware plus accessories like this creamer.   If you have a collection of Chintz please be sure to leave a comment.   We’d all like to read [...]

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