Quick! What do you call those little plates that go on the left just above your fork? Bread and butter plates, right? If you have china dinnerware, then yes, bread and butter plates. If you … [Read more...]
How to Help Your Family Appreciate Your Glass Collection Part 2
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...]
We Went Antiquing Today – Fun but Frustrating
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...]
How to Sell Glass – Describe Wear and Chips
Wow. Just got some eBay feedback love that was awfully good to see. I had some Red Wing china and sold the last few pieces a few weeks ago. Customer's comment was "VERY PLEASED with Random Harvest … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday Mayfair Open Rose Pink Depression Glass
During the depression glass companies named their patterns after lots of classy sounding places. This one is Mayfair by Hocking Glass, which should make you think of the tony London … [Read more...]
Antiquing Together – Cameo Pink Sugar Bowl
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...]
Why You Shouldn’t Rely on Price Guides
Nice bowl, right? Yes, it is Duncan Miller Sandwich pattern, good quality glass, nice ground base, useful salad bowl, rather hard to find size, so on and so forth. So what's not to like? … [Read more...]
Top Tips to Collect and Enjoy Depression Glass. How to Get Started Collecting.
Last month we shared the Top 10 Reasons to Collect Depression Glass. OK, so you are convinced, but now what? How do you start with this fun hobby? There are so many patterns and pieces to choose … [Read more...]
Depression Glass Guide – Topaz Yellow Colored Glassware
Yellow must have been a popular color during the depression because depression glass manufacturers made several patterns in yellow and makers such as Fostoria did extensive lines in topaz. So … [Read more...]
Top 10 Reasons to Collect Depression Glass Patterns – #10. It’s Beautiful!
Reason #10: Depression glass is beautiful! The colors are entrancing, the designs are compelling. Take this Patrician depression glass pattern from Federal Glass. This has a neat design on the … [Read more...]