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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Those Confusing Cremax Patterns – Three Tips to Tell Them Apart

August 31, 2010 by Kathy 3 Comments

Chinex Classic Bouquet Dinner Plate Dep

Are you confused by Bouquet, Oxford, Chinex, Cremax, Classic, all those patterns with all those decorations?  MacBeth Evans made a series of depression glass patterns in cremax creamy or white … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Reduce Confusion Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Identifying Glass, MacBeth Evans Depression Glass

Detective Work – Viking Glass Georgian Ruby Red Honeycomb Iced Tea

August 19, 2010 by Kathy 7 Comments

Viking Glass Georgian Ruby Red Iced Tea Goblet

Do you enjoy detective stories?  This isn't a whodunit with dead bodies or great bank heists, but a safe quiet hunt to identify exactly what this goblet is. My grandma had a set of red … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips to Identify Glass Tagged With: Viking Glass, Vintage Stemware

All That Glows Is Not Vaseline Glass

August 15, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Doric & Pansy Ultramarine Teal Depression Glass Cup

Does Doric & Pansy Ultramarine Glass Glow under Black Light? Today Debbie contacted me through my store to ask whether Doric & Pansy ultra marine / teal glass glowed under black light. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Reduce Confusion Tagged With: Blue Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Topaz Yellow Depression Glass

Perfect Christmas Gifts for That Hard to Shop For Person

August 12, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Rose Point Etched Crystal Candy Bowl

Do you have someone hard to shop for on your Christmas list? Is your mother-in-law a little picky about what she puts in her house? You won't go wrong with a gift in perfect taste that is beautiful, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gift Buying Guide - Collectible Glass Tagged With: Buying Glass, Cambridge Glass, Cambridge Rose Point, Candy Jars and Dishes, Collecting Depression Glass, Etched Elegant Glass

Inner Rim Roughness – How to Check Your Glass for Damage

August 2, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Patrician Amber Plate with Inner Rim Roughness

Today we went to an antique mall that had a gorgeous green Royal Lace console bowl in a case.  I didn't ask to see it up close because there was obvious roughness on the inner rim even seeing it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How to Buy Glassware Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Federal Glass

How to Help Your Family Appreciate Your Glass Collection Part 2

July 29, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Cambridge Glass Rose Point Etched Crystal 3121 Water Goblet

Earlier blog post I told the story of the older couple who sold me their Cameo depression glass because "their daughters didn't want it".  The couple never used the glass so no one had memories tied … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How to Enjoy Your Glass Tagged With: Buying Glass, Cambridge Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Vintage Etched Crystal, Vintage Stemware

How to Help Your Family Appreciate Your Glass Collection Part 1

July 26, 2010 by Kathy 3 Comments

Cameo Green Depression Glass Grill Plate

Let me share a sad story with you and suggest how you can avoid the same thing happening to you. This weekend I bought a set of green Cameo depression glass like the grill plate pictured. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How to Enjoy Your Glass Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Green Depression Glass, Hocking Depression Glass

Reproduction Depression Glass – Madrid Blue Bowl

July 18, 2010 by Kathy 14 Comments

Let's talk about one of the painful subjects around depression glass, reproductions.  Fakes, remakes, reissues, reproductions, there are many words to describe these.  Although there are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reproductions and Fakes Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Federal Glass, Telling Repros from Real Glass

Cherry Blossom Pink Depression Glass – Real or Repro?

June 17, 2010 by Kathy 4 Comments

Cherry Blossom Pink Depression Glass Cup

Jeannette's Cherry Blossom pink depression glass is exceptionally pretty with the entrancing design of blossoms, leaves and cherries dangling from a stem. Sadly this popular pattern attracted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reproductions and Fakes Tagged With: Cherry Blossom Pink Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Fakes and Reproductions, Jeannette Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass

Hearts and Handles – Ebony Black Glass Center Handled Server

April 29, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Heart Shaped Center Handled Server Ebony Black Glass

I love center handled servers, they have everything I like so much about depression glass: Vast array of colors and shapes Beautiful Unique. Entrancing to hold and think of the people before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glass Tips and Guides Tagged With: Center Handled Servers, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass

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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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