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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Antiquing With Your Best Friend – Glass at Allegan Antique Show

June 12, 2013 by Kathy 2 Comments

Princess Green Depression Glass Creamer and Sugar

Doesn't it feel grand when you get home again after a trip?  I had another business trip this week where my route home takes me through a small town with a couple antique / gift shops.  Today I just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Go Antiquing Tagged With: Buying Glass, Cambridge Glass, Cambridge Rose Point, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Green Depression Glass, Pink Depression Glass

Elegant and Depression Glass at the Allegan Antiques Market

May 27, 2013 by Kathy 2 Comments

Beautiful Amber Stretch Glass Bowl

Yesterday my friend Loren and I went to the first Allegan antiques show of 2013.  This is a huge market with about 200 vendors, half inside and half out.  It was a bright, sunny day, just … [Read more...]

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

Let’s Reduce Confusion – Doric and Pansy Children’s Size vs. Adult Cups and Saucers

May 21, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Pretty Polly Pink Cup and Saucer Doric and Pansy Pink Depression Glass

When you were little, did you have a set of doll dishes?  (Or for the guys, did your sister have a set?)  I did.  Mine were the pieces from two sets, a few plates made in Japan and a few pieces of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Reduce Confusion Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Jeannette Depression Glass

Another Tip to Spot Reproduction Cherry Blossom Depression Glass

May 17, 2013 by Kathy 1 Comment

Yesterday I shared a tip for help you distinguish real Cherry Blossom depression glass from reproduction glass.  I showed you a picture of the realistic looking leaves and cherries that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reproductions and Fakes Tagged With: Buying Glass, Cherry Blossom Pink Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Telling Repros from Real Glass

Let’s Imagine… Who Used Your Glass Before You?

May 10, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Miss America Pink Depression Glass 4-Part Relish Dish

I love to hold a piece of older glass and try to imagine who owned it first.  How did they get it?  Why did they buy this when they could have gotten something else?  Who were they and what was their … [Read more...]

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

Glass Pick of the Week: Secretaries Primrose Etched Crystal Goblet Monongah Glass

May 4, 2013 by Kathy 3 Comments

Secretaries Primrose Flower Etched Goblet by Monongah Glass

Glass pick of the week is from Monongah Glass, this lovely Secretaries Primrose etched crystal goblet. I love this etch, it is so detailed and so pretty, plus there's a story. Way back when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Monongah Glass Tagged With: Buying Glass, Elegant Glass, Etched Elegant Glass, Vintage Etched Crystal, Vintage Stemware

Crystal, Decagon and a Nifty Clock – Antiquing Together in Downtown Kalamazoo

May 3, 2013 by Kathy 4 Comments

Avon Hummingbird Goblets

I love to go antiquing! My favorite antiquing buddy won't be visiting this summer but my good friend Loren will go with me to a few flea markets. We'll have fun. Dave and I found lots of fun things … [Read more...]

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

Let’s Reduce Confusion: Cut vs. Etched Glass Tips to Tell Them Apart

May 1, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Fostoria Glass Trellis Cut Crystal Sherbet

Have you ever wondered whether your glass is cut or etched?  Sometimes it can be  hard to tell apart.  A cut glass pattern like these cocktails is pretty easy.  The lines are all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Let's Reduce Confusion Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Elegant Glass, Etched Elegant Glass

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

Depression Glass Flaws – Charm and Character or Annoying Blemishes?

April 19, 2013 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Back in the 1930s, in fact into the 1970s, it was common for stores to offer Green Stamps.  The idea was you got stamps for free with each purchase, and with enough stamps you could purchase all sorts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How to Enjoy Your Glass Tagged With: Buying Glass, Collecting Depression Glass, Depression Glass, Elegant 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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