Depression and Elegant Glass

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  • Depression Glass
    • Index to Depression Glass Posts by Pattern
    • Identify Your Depression Glass Patterns with Photos – Pattern Identification Guide
    • Federal Depression Glass
      • Normandie
      • Patrician Spoke
      • Sharon Cabbage Rose
      • Other Federal Patterns
    • Hazel Atlas Depression Glass
      • Floral Poinsettia
      • Florentine #1 and #2 Poppy
      • Hazel Atlas Other Patterns
      • Royal Lace – Green, Pink, Blue and Clear
    • Hocking Depression Glass
      • Block Optic
      • Cameo Ballerina Depression Glass
      • Mayfair Depression Glass
      • Princess Depression Glass
      • Other Hocking Patterns
    • Jeannette Depression Glass
      • Cherry Blossom
      • Petal Swirl
      • Iris and Herringbone
      • Winsdor
      • Other Jeannette Patterns
    • Indiana Glass
    • Lancaster Glass
    • MacBeth Evans Depression Glass
      • American Sweetheart
      • Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink
    • US Glass
    • Other Depression Era Glass
    • Glass Colors – Pink, Green, Amber, Topaz, Blue and More
    • Vintage Tumblers & Swanky Swigs
  • Cambridge Glass
    • Cambridge Glass Pattern Photo Guide
    • Cambridge Diane
    • Cambridge Glass Rose Point
    • Other Cambridge Glass
  • Fostoria Glass
    • Fostoria Glass Patterns Photo Identification Guide
    • Fostoria Century
    • Fostoria Chintz
    • Fostoria Romance
    • Other Fostoria Glass
  • Elegant Glass
    • Elegant Glass Photo Gallery Identification Guide
    • Central Glass
    • Duncan Miller
    • Heisey Glass
    • Imperial Glass
    • Monongah Glass
    • Morgantown Glass
    • New Martinsville Glass
    • Paden City
    • Tiffin Elegant Glass
    • Viking Glass
    • Westmoreland
    • Other Elegant Glass
  • Glass Pieces
    • Cake Plates and Serving Platters
    • Candy Dishes
    • Center Handled Serving Trays
    • Comports and Compotes
    • Console & Serving Bowls
    • Dinnerware and Luncheon Ware
    • Mayo Sets
    • Pitchers
    • Vintage Glass Candle Holders
    • Vintage Relish Trays
    • Vintage Stemware & Goblets
  • Glass Tips and Guides
    • Gift Buying Guide – Collectible Glass
    • Glass Book Reviews
    • How to Buy Glassware
    • How to Clean Glass
    • How to Enjoy Your Glass
    • How to Sell Glass
    • Let’s Reduce Confusion
    • Reproductions and Fakes
    • Tips to Identify Glass
      • Pattern Guides
        • Birds
        • Spirals and Swirls
      • Why Collect Glass?
      • Tablescapes
        • Depression Glass Tables
        • Elegant Glass Tables
        • China and Crystal
        • Pink Saturday
          • Pink Depression Glass
          • Pink Elegant Glass
          • Pink China and Other
  • 1940s and Later
    • Glass Patterns from the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s Identification Guide
  • Let’s Go Antiquing
    • Tablescapes
      • Depression Glass Tables
      • Elegant Glass Tables
      • China and Crystal
    • Pink Saturday
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A Century of Indiana Glass by Craig Schenning, Book Review

May 23, 2022 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Craig Schenning's A Century of Indiana Glass is an excellent reference book for the many patterns that Indiana Glass over the century they produced glass. The photos are clear and usually Schenning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Buying Glass, Fakes and Reproductions, Glass from the 1940s, Glass Reference Books, Indiana Glass

What’s My Favorite Fostoria Glass Reference Book

April 17, 2015 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Marie asked me what the best Fostoria book is.  The answer:  It Depends. My go-to books for Fostoria are the volumes by Long and Seate, but sometimes they are a little hard to use or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Fostoria Glass, Identifying Glass

Colored Glass of the Depression Era – Book Review Time – Hazel Marie Weatherman

May 9, 2014 by Kathy Leave a Comment

If you lurk on glass sites you may see the acronym "HMW2", for Hazel Marie Weatherman Book 2.  Book 2 real title is Colored Glassware of the Depression Era, Book 2 as it is the second volume from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Glass Books

Looking for A Good Reference Guide to Cambridge Glass?

April 12, 2014 by Kathy Leave a Comment

It's odd. There are several good reference books on Fostoria Glass, books on candle holders, books on depression glass, Viking Glass and more. But the books about Cambridge Glass that are readily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Buying Glass, Cambridge Glass, Glass Books

Hazel Atlas Glass Identification and Value Guide by Gene and Cathy Florence – Book Review

October 14, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

We know Hazel Atlas from their wonderful depression era patterns: Royal Lace in green, pink and blue, Moderntone in glorious blue, Florentine 1 and 2 in green, yellow, pink and clear, plus Cloverleaf, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Glass Books, Hazel Atlas Depression Glass

Glass Identification Help – The Glass Candlestick Book – Candle Holders

July 22, 2013 by Kathy 2 Comments

This past week Darlene posted two candle holders on my Facebook page for identification help. I wanted to walk you through how I used my reference books to help Darlene. This candle holder from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Candle Holders, Elegant Glass, Glass Books, Identifying Glass

Colors in Cambridge Glass – Reference Collectors Guide Book Review

June 14, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

One difficulty with collecting Cambridge Glass vs. Fostoria is the dearth of easy to use reference books. There are several excellent Fostoria pattern guides that show the pattern, list pieces … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Buying Glass, Cambridge Glass, Glass Books

Great American Glass of the Roaring 20s and Depression Era Book 2

April 26, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

If you enjoy antiquing and buying mystery glass then you will love this book, Great American Glass of the Roaring 20s and Depression Era, Book 2. It is Volume 2 from James Measell and Berry Wiggins. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Glass Books, Identifying Glass

Tiffin Is Forever – Stemware Guide Crystal Glass Identification Reference Book

April 10, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Bob Page and Dale Frederiksen, who own the Replacements company, co-authored the stemware identification guide Tiffin is Forever - A Stemware Identification Guide. This is not a pattern guide in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Glass Books, Tiffin Glass

Fostoria Tableware 1944-1986 Long & Seate Glass Book Review

March 25, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Fostoria Glass was in business for a very long time, from 1887 to 1986 when the factory closed in Moundsville.  Even after the factory closed Lenox crystal produced some patterns, notably … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Book Reviews Tagged With: Etched Elegant Glass, Fostoria Glass, Glass Books

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Use Photos to Identify Your Glass

Depression Glass Photo Identification Guide

Depression Glass Index by Pattern

Fostoria Glass Photo Identification Guide

Cambridge Glass Photo Identification Guide

Everyday Glassware from 1940s to 1970s Photo Guide

Recommended Glass Reference Books

These are the books I use the most and recommend.  These are affiliate links which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through links.

Favorite Depression Glass Book 

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by Gene and Cathy Florence, 2007 edition 

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by Gene and Cathy Florence, 2010 edition

Favorite Elegant Glass Books

Elegant Glass: Early, Depression, & Beyond, Revised & Expanded 4th Edition Hardcover – July 28, 2013 by Debbie and Randy Coe

Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass, 19th Edition Hardcover – Illustrated, July 10, 2009 by Gene and Cathy Florence

Best for 1940s-1970s

Collectible Glassware From the 40s, 50s, 60s: An Illustrated Value Guide, 10th Edition – Illustrated, July 14, 2009 by Gene and Cathy Florence

Favorite Fostoria Books

Best Overall:  Fostoria: Its First Fifty Years Hardcover – January 1, 1972 by Hazel Marie Weatherman 

Best for Stemware:  Fostoria Stemware: The Crystal for America – January 1, 1994
by Milbra Long and Emily Seate

Best for Fostoria Tableware pre 1943:  Fostoria Tableware: 1924-1943 – January 1, 1999 by Milbra Long and Emily Seate

Best for Fostoria Tableware After 1943:  Fostoria Tableware: 1924-1943 – January 1, 1999 by Milbra Long and Emile Seate

 

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