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What Is It? Fostoria June Etched Topaz 2-Handled Bowl / Whipped Cream / Sweetmeat

July 26th, 2009 @ // No Comments

Here is one of those pieces that is almost impossible to pin down.  Yes, it is Fostoria’s June etched elegant glass. Yes, it is topaz glass of the depression era. But is it the whipped cream bowl or the sweetmeat? I cannot tell! My reference books describe both pieces as having two handles and being [...]

Category : Fostoria Glass

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

Lancaster Glass Cane Landrum Topaz Console Bowl

April 16th, 2009 @ // No Comments

  A few days ago we showed off one of my favorite pieces, a green console bowl with a rolled rim and Central Glass Balda etch.   Console bowls are one of the signature peices of the depression era and today we’re showing you a different type altogther.   This is the low console bowl [...]

Category : Depression Glass