This is a neat vase that I almost didn't buy. A man at the local flea market sometimes saves special glass for me and this is one of those pieces. I didn't much want it, but he really wanted to … [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...]
Which Block Optic Green Sherbet? Depression Glass Pattern Guide
This is a fun pattern but it's difficult to know exactly what pieces you need. Hocking Glass made a gazillion pieces in Block Optic green depression glass. In fact they made six different … [Read more...]
Neodymium Orchid Lavender Color Changing Glass – Cambridge Heatherbloom
Isn't this a pretty thing? It's even nicer in person. This light pink amethyst color is called Heatherbloom and what makes this so interesting is that the glass changes color slightly … [Read more...]
Fostoria Coin Ruby Red Glass Candle Holder
Last week we covered several of our stemware listings in honor of the upcoming holiday feasts. Much as I like vintage etched crystal goblets I was glad to finish the week up and move to a new topic. … [Read more...]
How to Recognize Hocking Pillar Optic Green Depression Glass
Hocking's Pillar Optic is one of the patterns that you might be surprised to learn is depression glass. Hocking made it in green and pink from 1937 to 1942, and continued with either the same or … [Read more...]
American Sweetheart Monax Depression Glass Tidbit
A lot of depression glass patterns included tidbits in their line up which were meant to be fancy serving pieces for little cakes, tarts and candies. People use these for weddings, showers and open … [Read more...]
Depression Glass Guide – White Colored Glass Featuring American Sweetheart
We've had a couple posts about the wonderful depression glass colors - blue, green, clear, topaz yellow and blue - and it's time to look at white. I'll confess up front that I'm not a big white fan. … [Read more...]
Get Style and Pizazz with Vintage Stemware
Reason #9 to collect depression glass is that it is stylish! Here is a super example from Heisey Glass, a footed tumbler is gorgeous cut crystal. Vintage stemware can't be beat. It's going to make … [Read more...]
Fostoria Later Green Glass – Argus Vintage Stemware
Last week we talked about green depression glass and showed how it is a grass green, the color of green crayons. This Fostoria Glass Argus green water goblet is a later piece of glass, made in the … [Read more...]