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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Movie Time – How to Tell Depression Glass from Elegant Glass

July 25, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Horsehoe Green Depression Glass Plate

This Vernon cup is clear depression glass - but it looks etched.  How can you tell when etched-looking glass is depression glass vs. etched elegant glass? One method is to feel the design. Is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Console Bowls, Depression Glass

Is it Meadow Rose or Navarre? Etched Fostoria Crystal

July 15, 2010 by Kathy 6 Comments

Meadow Rose Etched Crystal Water Goblet

Is it Meadow Rose or is it Navarre?  How can you tell?  These are two of the most popular Fostoria designs and they look a lot alike.  Read this to learn how to tell them apart. Fostoria Glass made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Elegant Glass, Etched Elegant Glass, Fostoria Glass, Vintage Etched Crystal, Vintage Stemware

We Went Antiquing Today – Fun but Frustrating

June 24, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Cameo Ballerina Topaz Yellow Depression Glass Cup

We went antiquing today, all day, in Lansing and St. John's in south central Michigan.  So far we went north, east and south and have hit about 15 antique malls.  It's a lot of fun. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Etched Elegant Glass

Antiquing with Your Best Friend – Cane Landrum Topaz Depression Glass

June 15, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Cane Landrum Topaz Yellow Depression Glass Bowl

I really like Lancaster Glass.  They made the most of a very few shapes, most with curvy rims and scallops, in pink, green and topaz yellow. The bowl shown here is Lancaster's Cane Landrum pattern. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Collecting Depression Glass, Console Bowls, Depression Glass, Topaz Yellow Depression Glass

Antiquing Together Tuesdays – Greek Key Etched Stemware

May 25, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Greek Key Needle Etched Crystal Stem

This is one of my finds from antiquing at a brick and mortar antique mall.  I have no idea what it is but it's a neat design and an interesting shape.  I thought it made a wonderful stem for a wedding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Etched Elegant Glass, Vintage Etched Crystal, Vintage Stemware

Antiquing Together Tuesday – A Pair of WOW Candlesticks

May 18, 2010 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Fostoria June Etched Blue Art Deco Scroll Candle Holder

Let's go antiquing together.  It's so much fun to go look for glass - and so much more fun when you find it.  Let's make Tuesdays our Antiquing Together days.  I'll show you what I bought and tell you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Antiquing Fun, Blue Depression Glass, Elegant Glass, Etched Elegant Glass, Fostoria Glass, Glass Candleholders

Antiquing Together – Cameo Pink Sugar Bowl

April 27, 2010 by Kathy 1 Comment

Cameo Ballerina Dancer Pink Depression Glass Sugar

It's so much fun to go look for glass - and so much more fun when you find it.  Let's go antiquing together.  I'll show you what I bought and tell you a little about it and share the enjoyment from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Hocking Depression Glass, Pink 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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