We finished looking at Fostoria's Century pattern and now let's go back a few years, to the late 1920s and through the Great Depression of the 1930s. One of Fostoria's most successful patterns was … [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...]
More Optics in Vintage Elegant and Depression Glass – Fostoria Fairfax
This Fostoria Fairfax cup has no pattern whatsoever, yet it has a unique style due to the optic and shape. Plates show the optic in the rim. Can you see it here on the topaz yellow Fairfax … [Read more...]
Fostoria Virginia – Lovely Lattice and Flower Etched 1920s Glass
Last two posts we showed Fostoria Melrose and Fostoria Beverly, two Fostoria patterns from the late 1920s that had large lattice shapes separated by small motifs. Fostoria made several patterns with … [Read more...]
Fostoria Beverly – 1920s Etched Pattern With Shield Motif
Last post we showed Fostoria Melrose, one of the late 1920s etches that has a lattice motif. Today let's have Beverly take the stage. (Here is the post: Fostoria Melrose Etched Crystal Stemware … [Read more...]
Fostoria Melrose Etched Crystal Stemware 1920s Beauty
Fostoria made several etched patterns in the 1920s that used a lattice type primary motif with smaller motifs in between each lattice. It sounds complicated but let's look at Melrose. The … [Read more...]