Fostoria Glass knew a good thing when they saw one and candle holders are one of the best uses for quality crystal; the clear glass captures flickering candlelight and sparkles even without lit … [Read more...]
Set a Beautiful Table with Fostoria Glass Century Crystal Dinnerware
Fostoria Glass made their lovely crystal Century pattern for over 30 years, both etched or decorated and plain. It is one vintage elegant glass pattern where you can find dinner plates and place … [Read more...]
Fostoria Century – Mid Century Crystal Elegant Glass Pattern and Etching Blank
We're looking at several prominent glass patterns from the period after the Great Depression, glass produced roughly in the 1940s-1970s, because most of us have pieces from this era and many patterns … [Read more...]
Fostoria Century On Hand
The footed bon bon is a lovely piece, perfect to float flowers or to serve candy or nuts. It is $15. Fostoria made several candle holders. These are the simplest, a graceful C shape meant to … [Read more...]
Beautiful Decorations – Etches, Cuttings on Fostoria Century Crystal
We've had a fun tour of Fostoria Century crystal, from the special pieces to regular dinnerware, the past few posts. (They are linked at the end of this post.) Today let's look at some of the lovely … [Read more...]
Fostoria Century – Vintage Crystal Dinnerware to Enjoy Today
We've been looking at one of Fostoria's most successful patterns, Century this past week. You can see some very pretty candle holders here and several interesting pieces like the cheese and cracker … [Read more...]
Fun Pieces in Fostoria Century Crystal Elegant Glass
We've been looking at Century from Fostoria Glass, their go-to blank during the 1950s. Century has a lot of looks by itself and was quite popular sold as its undecorated, pristine crystal self. Here … [Read more...]
Fostoria Century – Curlicues on the Rim and Curlicue Shapes
Let's take another look at Fostoria Century. Last week I shared pictures of a couple Heisey patterns that have similar curlicue rim designs, Lariat and Athena, but truly you are unlikely to mistake … [Read more...]
Elegant Glass with Fancy Rims – Curlicues, Loops and S Shapes
Fostoria had a long tradition of making stunning glass shapes that they used for decorations and sold undecorated for dinnerware and more. During the 1950s and into the 1970s Fostoria's … [Read more...]
Practical, Pretty and Cute! Fostoria Century Creamer and Sugar on a Tray Set
Have you ever been asked to "pass the cream" at the table only to find that it's drippy? Or picked up the sugar bowl and the spoon fell out? Fostoria, like many elegant glass companies, solved … [Read more...]