During the depression companies made far more pieces and patterns in other colors - green, pink, yellow, crystal, amber, blue - than in red. This photo from the national depression glass show a few … [Read more...]
Depression Glass? No, Much Older. Pompeii!
Isn't this bowl a beautiful shade of green glass? It looks like depression glass in color and shape but it is not. I took this photo at the Phoenix art museum this spring at their exhibit of … [Read more...]
Frosted Satin Hocking Depression Glass
Frosted glass from the depression era looks so soft and appealing that you want to touch it. Back in the day the glass companies treated glass with camphoric acid that left the surface frosty and … [Read more...]
Forest Green Vintage Glass for the Holidays
Just like Royal Ruby, Anchor Hocking used their beautiful Forest Green color on many patterns, allowing us to mix and match and enjoy dinnerware, drinkware and accessory pieces galore. You'll find … [Read more...]
Royal Ruby Red Glass for the Holidays
Red is my favorite color and what's not to like about red glass at Christmastime? Anchor Hocking developed their rich, deep red color in the 1930s but didn't go all out with red until they released … [Read more...]
Amber Depression Era Glass – From Honey Gold to Deep Russet
I sold some Patrician plates recently and was struck by the color difference between amber glass from Federal and Cambridge. Here is the amber Patrician plate from Federal, made 1933 to … [Read more...]
Federal’s Amber Depression Glass – Sharon Cabbage Rose
Federal Glass is the queen of amber! Amber depression glass that is. They produced most of their depression patterns in amber; in fact Columbia and Raindrops are the only depression patterns Federal … [Read more...]
Green Satin – Block Optic Frosted Depression Glass
Have you seen or felt satin depression glass? This cup is Block Optic green glass from the early 1930s that Hocking Glass treated with camphoric acid to give it the lovely frosted look. I've read … [Read more...]
What Am I? Green Depression Glass Loop Optic Big Vase
What am I? That's obvious, a vase. Who made me? Do you know? This neat vase has a loop optic that gives it a lot of looks. The color is a lovely depression glass green that looks great with … [Read more...]
Don’t Adjust Your Screen – Diamond Quilted Depression Glass for Pink Saturday
Did you tilt your screen to see this right side up? One of the hallmarks of depression glass is that it's, let's be nice here, not perfect. Most pieces have little blobs or glass or odd lines or … [Read more...]