Beaded Block is an Imperial Glass pattern that has a lot of looks. There actually are two patterns, Frosted Block and Beaded Block, often shown together as Beaded Block (which makes sense to me … [Read more...]
Collecting Cameo Depression Glass
Mary S bought a few pieces of Cameo green depression glass from me and sent me a photo of part of her collection. It's a beautiful pattern that looks wonderful grouped … [Read more...]
Saying Good-Bye to a Favorite Piece – Cambridge Cheese and Cracker Set
I'm a glass dealer. That means I get to go antiquing, ooh and ah, buy glass, get it home, ooh and ah, clean it up, photograph, ooh and ah, then list and hopefully, eventually, sell it. With lots of … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Katy, Laced Edge #749
Katy is another interesting pattern with contradictory naming depending on which reference book you use. Imperial made Laced Edge in many colors, including this lovely deep ruby, but as Gene … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Olive aka Old English
Gene Florence calls this pattern "Olive" and Replacements calls it "Old English" and I found listings under both names on eBay. For this post let's call it Olive since Indiana made a neat depression … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Lindburgh #719
I found two pieces of Imperial Lindburgh in a box lot my second year selling glass. I thought it might be Ribbon depression glass from Hazel Atlas but it didn't look quite right so it went back in … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is a sparkling pressed pattern with a design of prisms on the side and a waffle bottom that you can find in crystal and possibly colors. The pieces have nice graceful curvy shapes that … [Read more...]
Morgantown Mayfair – Elegant Etched Crystal – Flower Urns and Scrolls
We don't see much Morgantown glass around here in Southwest Michigan. Fostoria, Cambridge, Paden City and New Martinsville/Viking seem more common at estate sales and malls - with one exception, … [Read more...]
Three Sad Orphans From My Depression Glass Boxes
Today is a sad story of three orphans, three pieces of mixed green depression glass. One may be a Jeannette Hex Optic green tumbler, one is Federal Thumbprint Optic saucer and one is like Hex … [Read more...]
Identifying Elegant Glass Etched Goblet – Duncan Miller Adoration
Brooke asked for identification help with her goblet. (Unfortunately the Facebook links no longer work.) This was one of those "I know I've seen this.... somewhere" times. It … [Read more...]