Posted 4 weeks ago @ Kathy // One Comment
Here she is… Miss America. Miss America depression glass that is. Welcome to Pink Saturday. Today we have one of the most beloved depression glass patterns, Miss America. Hocking Glass made Miss America in clear, some green, yellow and blue glass, but the best known is the lovely clear pink. Hocking’s pink depression glassware was [...]
Category : Pink Depression Glass
July 26th, 2010 @ Kathy // 2 Comments
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 [...]
Category : How to Enjoy Your Glass
July 16th, 2010 @ Kathy // One Comment
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 [...]
Category : Pink Depression Glass
June 18th, 2010 @ Kathy // 2 Comments
This week our Pink Saturday shows another less-well known pink depression glass pattern, Old Cafe from Hocking Glass. I really like this wide candy dish — it is perfect for after dinner mints. Glass makers had fun with candy dishes and jars and they are fun to collect now. You can find flattish dishes like [...]
Category : Pink Saturday
June 11th, 2010 @ Kathy // 4 Comments
I went antiquing today at four antique malls and found a few great pieces including this Miss America pink depression glass dinner plate. The dinner plates are hard to find in good condition and this one is super. Here is a video of us antiquing together and finding this depression glass plate. Antiquing is just [...]
Category : Pink Saturday
June 4th, 2010 @ Kathy // 3 Comments
Isn’t this a neat piece? That rim is fascinating. The scallops are pretty and I like the lacy edge. This pattern is called Old Colony and it’s pink depression glass from Hocking. It looks fancy. You can find complete dinner sets in Old Colony – dinner plates, cups and saucers – cereal bowls – but [...]
Category : Pink Saturday
May 28th, 2010 @ Kathy // 5 Comments
Happy Birthday to Pink Saturday! Beverly of How Sweet the Sound started this fun blogfest two years ago. It’s time for cake and ice cream, of course, and we’ll use Miss America pink depression glass to make it special. This is the footed sherbet on the left, perfect if you would like a dish of [...]
Category : Pink Saturday
April 30th, 2010 @ Kathy // 3 Comments
During the depression glass companies named their patterns after lots of classy sounding places. This one is Mayfair by Hocking Glass, which should make you think of the tony London area. Right after Hocking came out with this pattern Federal Glass, a major competitor, launched their Mayfair pattern. The story goes that Federal had to [...]
Category : Pink Saturday
April 27th, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments
I wish we could go antiquing together. It’s so much fun to go look for glass – and so much more fun when you find it. Let’s make Tuesdays our Antiquing Together days. I’ll show you what I bought and tell you a little about it and share the enjoyment from successful shopping. This first [...]
Category : Antiquing Together
April 16th, 2010 @ Kathy // One Comment
Thank you for visiting this week’s Pink Saturday and a big thank you to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound for organizing this fun event. Today’s featured pink pretty is Miss America pink depression glass salad plate from Hocking. Miss America is pretty and frilly and came in lots of pieces. People used this pattern [...]
Category : Pink Saturday
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