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...]
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...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Little Jewel
One of the prettiest Imperial patterns is Little Jewel, also called Diamond Block, as in this ice blue bowl. Imperial made Little Jewel beginning in the late 1920s, apparently as an accessory … [Read more...]
Depression Glass from Imperial – Diamond Quilted
We may best know Imperial Glass for their beautiful - and prolific - Candlewick fine crystal, but they produced several lines that were of lesser quality that we consider depression glass, and not … [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...]
Patrician Spoke Green Depression Glass
I've a soft spot for green Patrician because it was one of the first depression glass patterns that I bought. Plus I like it, it's pretty with interesting shapes, lovely color and a great … [Read more...]
Old Colony Depression Glass from Hocking, Open Lace Border Design
"Old Colony" must have been a popular name back in the 1930s as both Hocking and Heisey produced extensive patterns with this name. Hocking Old Colony is depression glass, mass produced with the … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Plates and Cups in Jeannette Swirl
We're almost at the end of our series on depression era glass with spiral or swirl designs. We've looked at US Swirl, Twisted Optic, Fostoria Colony, Fire King Shell and Fire King Swirl, and the very … [Read more...]