I bet you've seen this before but maybe you didn't know what it was. The pattern is Loganberry by Indiana Glass, made first in clear in the 1920s. Indiana re-released Loganberry in amber and … [Read more...]
Madrid Depression Glass or Indiana Recollection Reproduction – Let’s Help Mary Decide
Mary posted pictures of two Madrid light pink bowls and asked for help to evaluate which is real and which - if any - is a reproduction. Madrid can be hard to tell apart. Federal made Madrid in … [Read more...]
Let’s Reduce Confusion: Florentine Poppy #1 and #2 Cups, Sherbets and Cream Soups
I almost forgot that I didn't write about Florentine Poppy #1 and #2 depression glass cups, sherbets and cream soups yet. Prior post here covered tumblers, which are pretty easy to differentiate … [Read more...]
Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Depression Glass Oval Bowl
When you were a kid did your mom or grandmother cook vegetables until they were stringy and tasteless? For some reason, that's how people cooked vegetables until somewhere around the 1960s or 1970s … [Read more...]
Let’s Reduce Confusion! Rose Cameo and Cameo Depression Glass Patterns
Here's another in our series about look-alike patterns, this time clarifying two depression glass patterns that even have similar names: Rose Cameo by Belmont Tumbler and Cameo by Hocking … [Read more...]
Comport, Compote, What’s In A Name? Vintage Crystal Cut Pedestal Dish
What would you call this footed glass piece with a round, cupped top like a shallow bowl and a smaller foot? Is this a comport? A compote? How about a pedestal candy dish, the cheese dish to a cheese … [Read more...]
Cambridge Square Crystal Low Comport
Mid Century Modern and the Scandinavian styling were all the rage in the early 1950s when Cambridge Glass developed their Square pattern. Square is just what it sounds like; each piece has a lovely … [Read more...]
Let’s Reduce Confusion! Florentine #1 and #2 Poppy Depression Glass Part 1
Way back in 2000 I saw an ad in the paper for depression glass. Wow. Judy had a whole bunch of depression glass including yellow Florentine #2 tumblers like these: That small purchase started … [Read more...]
Glass Identification Help – The Glass Candlestick Book – Candle Holders
This past week Darlene posted two candle holders on my Facebook page for identification help. I wanted to walk you through how I used my reference books to help Darlene. This candle holder from … [Read more...]
Glass Pick of the Week – Cambridge Roselyn Footed Scalloped Bowl
This is a cautionary tale not to get overconfident you can identify glass! I found this bowl on eBay listed as Cambridge Roselyn. Ah ha! I thought to myself, it's misidentified and it's really … [Read more...]