Some Cambridge blanks (plain glass shapes) can be hard to tell apart but you won't mistake Martha! Cambridge line 4600, aka Martha, is frilly where most other lines are more plain, content with … [Read more...]
One of Cambridge Glass’s Last Patterns: Cambridge Festoon Cut Crystal
Cambridge Glass went out of business in 1958 and we can see the company released fewer new glass lines in the years just prior to closure. Festoon is one pattern they began producing in 1955 and … [Read more...]
Cambridge Apple Blossom – Flowers and Square Motifs
Last post I shared our amber Cambridge Apple Blossom bowl and center handled server that we bought at the 2019 National Depression Glass show. It's beautiful glass and we enjoy it, although I had not … [Read more...]
Cambridge Apple Blossom – Amber Lovely Glass
We went to the 2019 National Depression Glass show and picked up beautiful glass for our personal collection, including two Cambridge Apple Blossom pieces in amber. One was this gorgeous center … [Read more...]
Less Well-Known Cambridge Glass Patterns – Roselyn
Cambridge made their graceful Roselyn etch during their last few years, 1951 to 1956, and I don't think they marketed it very much. We saw very few pieces in the 20 years we shopped for glass and … [Read more...]
Less Well-Known Cambridge Glass Patterns – Blossom Time
Cambridge Glass made many gorgeous etched patterns including several that simply are not well-known. There are some lovely patterns that we have seen that aren't in the general elegant glass guides, … [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...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 520 – Byzantine
Number 520 is another of the Cambridge border etchings that Gene Florence tagged with a nickname, in this case Byzantine. He said it was intricate enough to deserve the name. I have never had … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 739 – Big Urn and Scrolls
This etch is a real winner, just beautiful with a big urn in the center of scrolls. It is another design that has no pattern name, just a number, #739. I love this etch and the footed … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 703 Florentine
Cambridge didn't give this lovely border design a pattern name other than number 703. Author Gene Florence tagged it as "Florentine", a pretty name for a lovely, graceful pattern. We've had … [Read more...]