July 18th, 2010 @
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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
November 22nd, 2009 @
Kathy //
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Last week we covered several of our stemware listings in honor of the upcoming holiday feasts. Much as I like vintage etched crystal goblets I was glad to finish the week up and move to a new topic. So what’s up this week? This week marks the kickoff of the Christmas holiday and buying season [...]
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Gift Buying Guide - Collectible Glass
March 28th, 2009 @
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Quick! What is pink and beautiful with flowers all over? Jeannette’s Cherry Blossom depression glass, that’s what. Cherry Blossom was made through most of the depression, 1930 to 1939, an unusually long time. It is a very pretty pattern with some highly unusual and rare pieces. According to Gene Florence’sCollector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass there [...]
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Jeannette Depression Glass
