Depression and Elegant Glass

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  • Depression Glass
    • Index to Depression Glass Posts by Pattern
    • Identify Your Depression Glass Patterns with Photos – Pattern Identification Guide
    • Federal Depression Glass
      • Normandie
      • Patrician Spoke
      • Sharon Cabbage Rose
      • Other Federal Patterns
    • Hazel Atlas Depression Glass
      • Floral Poinsettia
      • Florentine #1 and #2 Poppy
      • Hazel Atlas Other Patterns
      • Royal Lace – Green, Pink, Blue and Clear
    • Hocking Depression Glass
      • Block Optic
      • Cameo Ballerina Depression Glass
      • Mayfair Depression Glass
      • Princess Depression Glass
      • Other Hocking Patterns
    • Jeannette Depression Glass
      • Cherry Blossom
      • Petal Swirl
      • Iris and Herringbone
      • Winsdor
      • Other Jeannette Patterns
    • Indiana Glass
    • Lancaster Glass
    • MacBeth Evans Depression Glass
      • American Sweetheart
      • Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink
    • US Glass
    • Other Depression Era Glass
    • Glass Colors – Pink, Green, Amber, Topaz, Blue and More
    • Vintage Tumblers & Swanky Swigs
  • Cambridge Glass
    • Cambridge Glass Pattern Photo Guide
    • Cambridge Diane
    • Cambridge Glass Rose Point
    • Other Cambridge Glass
  • Fostoria Glass
    • Fostoria Glass Patterns Photo Identification Guide
    • Fostoria Century
    • Fostoria Chintz
    • Fostoria Romance
    • Other Fostoria Glass
  • Elegant Glass
    • Elegant Glass Photo Gallery Identification Guide
    • Central Glass
    • Duncan Miller
    • Heisey Glass
    • Imperial Glass
    • Monongah Glass
    • Morgantown Glass
    • New Martinsville Glass
    • Paden City
    • Tiffin Elegant Glass
    • Viking Glass
    • Westmoreland
    • Other Elegant Glass
  • Glass Pieces
    • Cake Plates and Serving Platters
    • Candy Dishes
    • Center Handled Serving Trays
    • Comports and Compotes
    • Console & Serving Bowls
    • Dinnerware and Luncheon Ware
    • Mayo Sets
    • Pitchers
    • Vintage Glass Candle Holders
    • Vintage Relish Trays
    • Vintage Stemware & Goblets
  • Glass Tips and Guides
    • Gift Buying Guide – Collectible Glass
    • Glass Book Reviews
    • How to Buy Glassware
    • How to Clean Glass
    • How to Enjoy Your Glass
    • How to Sell Glass
    • Let’s Reduce Confusion
    • Reproductions and Fakes
    • Tips to Identify Glass
      • Pattern Guides
        • Birds
        • Spirals and Swirls
      • Why Collect Glass?
      • Tablescapes
        • Depression Glass Tables
        • Elegant Glass Tables
        • China and Crystal
        • Pink Saturday
          • Pink Depression Glass
          • Pink Elegant Glass
          • Pink China and Other
  • 1940s and Later
    • Glass Patterns from the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s Identification Guide
  • Let’s Go Antiquing
    • Tablescapes
      • Depression Glass Tables
      • Elegant Glass Tables
      • China and Crystal
    • Pink Saturday
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Something Different in Pure Crystal – Cambridge Square Glass

July 5, 2011 by Kathy 2 Comments

Cambridge Glass Square Crystal Comport

Here's a true original in American made glassware, Square from Cambridge Glass.  Square was one of the last patterns that Cambridge introduce before going out of business in the 1950s and it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other Cambridge Glass Tagged With: Cambridge Glass, Elegant Glass

Blue for the 4th – Royal Lace Cobalt Blue Depression Glass

July 1, 2011 by Kathy 4 Comments

Royal Lace Blue Depression Glass Plate

Beverly gave us a new direction for this week's Pink Saturday.  In honor of our country's Independence Day we're spot lighting blue or red or pink this week.  I chose one of my favorite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Depression Glass Tagged With: Blue Depression Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Hazel Atlas Depression Glass

Fancy Fun Friday – Frosted Green Depression Glass Measuring Cup

June 30, 2011 by Kathy 2 Comments

Green Depression Glass Frosted Satin Measuring Pitcher

Welcome to this week's Fancy Fun Friday! Today we're showing something our grandmothers would have used to make their kitchen bright and appealing. Isn't this neat?  It's a measuring cup and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Why Collect Glass? Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Green Depression Glass, Vintage Kitchenware

Dining Room Torn Up – Pink Depression Glass Repeat Tablescape Thursday

June 29, 2011 by Kathy 4 Comments

Last week I posted about getting our home ready for summer.  You know what comes next, don't you.  Yep, the inevitable discovery that this wall needs to be painted so we might as well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression Glass Tables Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass, Sharon Pink Depression Glass

Lancaster Cane Landum Yellow Depression Glass

June 27, 2011 by Kathy 1 Comment

Cane Landrum Yellow Depression Glass Bowl

This is a neat piece that's not too common.  Lancaster Glass made several patterns that look like etched glass,  including this Cane Landrum design.  The paisley motifs are raised to the touch - this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gift Buying Guide - Collectible Glass Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Console Bowls, Depression Glass, Elegant Glass, Lancaster Glass, Topaz Yellow Depression Glass

Pretty as a Princess – Pink Depression Glass for Saturday

June 23, 2011 by Kathy 4 Comments

Princess Pink Depression Glass Tumbler

It must be Princess week. You read about our dinner table set for Princess on Thursday and now Princess for Pink Saturday. Let's look at a piece that was not invited to the Thursday dinner, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Depression Glass Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Hocking Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass

Cherry Blossom for Ice Cream Sundeas

June 23, 2011 by Kathy 1 Comment

Cherry Blossom Green Depression Glass Sherbet

Welcome to this week's Fancy Fun Friday! Here in Michigan we're coming up to the Traverse City Cherry Festival, a celebration of all things Cherry. Michigan produces more sour cherries than all the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cherry Blossom Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Jeannette Depression Glass

Pink, Pink and More Pink – Depression Glass Tablescape Thursday

June 22, 2011 by Kathy 4 Comments

I hope you won't mind visiting one of my favorite tablescapes. You see, I've been scrambling getting our house and garden ready for summer and somehow just not gotten new tables set to show you. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Depression Glass Tables Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Hocking Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass

Petalware So Pretty – Soft White Monax Depression Glass

June 20, 2011 by Kathy 1 Comment

Soft and white and slightly translucent, this plate is Petalware from MacBeth Evans.  MacBeth Evans is the same company that made Dogwood and American Sweetheart.  They were one of the few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, MacBeth Evans Depression Glass, Monax White Depression Glass

Serve Up a Tray of Pink – Windsor Depression Glass

June 18, 2011 by Kathy 3 Comments

Windsor Pink Depression Glass 2-Handled Tray

It's Pink Saturday and time for our weekly dose of pink. This week let's plan to enjoy our cookies on this pretty pink depression glass tray. I'm showing it on a stand so you can enjoy the interesting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pink Depression Glass Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Jeannette Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass

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Depression Glass Photo Identification Guide

Depression Glass Index by Pattern

Fostoria Glass Photo Identification Guide

Cambridge Glass Photo Identification Guide

Everyday Glassware from 1940s to 1970s Photo Guide

Recommended Glass Reference Books

These are the books I use the most and recommend.  These are affiliate links which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through links.

Favorite Depression Glass Book 

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by Gene and Cathy Florence, 2007 edition 

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by Gene and Cathy Florence, 2010 edition

Favorite Elegant Glass Books

Elegant Glass: Early, Depression, & Beyond, Revised & Expanded 4th Edition Hardcover – July 28, 2013 by Debbie and Randy Coe

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, 19th Edition Hardcover – Illustrated, July 10, 2009 by Gene and Cathy Florence

Best for 1940s-1970s

Collectible Glassware From the 40s, 50s, 60s: An Illustrated Value Guide, 10th Edition – Illustrated, July 14, 2009 by Gene and Cathy Florence

Favorite Fostoria Books

Best Overall:  Fostoria: Its First Fifty Years Hardcover – January 1, 1972 by Hazel Marie Weatherman 

Best for Stemware:  Fostoria Stemware: The Crystal for America – January 1, 1994
by Milbra Long and Emily Seate

Best for Fostoria Tableware pre 1943:  Fostoria Tableware: 1924-1943 – January 1, 1999 by Milbra Long and Emily Seate

Best for Fostoria Tableware After 1943:  Fostoria Tableware: 1924-1943 – January 1, 1999 by Milbra Long and Emile Seate

 

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