New Martinsville made their stylish Radiance glassware from 1936 to 1939 in crystal plus rich colors of the era, ice blue, red, amber, some cobalt blue, pink and green. The pattern features large, … [Read more...]
Stemware – Let’s Focus on the Stem! Vintage Crystal
When you admire vintage stemware do you pay much attention to the stem itself? Of course the design on the stem is important, but do you really look at it? Or do you focus more on the bowl and the … [Read more...]
One of Cambridge Glass’s Last Patterns: Cambridge Festoon Cut Crystal
Cambridge Glass went out of business in 1958 and we can see the company released fewer new glass lines in the years just prior to closure. Festoon is one pattern they began producing in 1955 and … [Read more...]
Fun and Special! Tilt Pitchers from Hocking and Cambridge
I love love love tilt pitchers, so quintessentially glass from the depression era. This Manhattan tilt pitcher is a great example.Hocking Glass made Manhattan during the waning years of the … [Read more...]
Fostoria Cabot – Plain or Optic Crystal Stemware
When glass makers used molds with a subtle design on the inside we get optics in the final pieces. We see panel or fluted optics plus wavy and draped optics and some circular as in this dimple optic … [Read more...]
Fostoria Oriental Etch – Flying Peacocks and Leaves on Glass
Fostoria Glass's lovely Oriental etch features peacocks, leaves and branches. Some of the peacocks fly away and some perch and all have lavish tails and wings. You can easily remember Oriental … [Read more...]
Two Monongah Glass Patterns – Art Deco and Flowers
Monongah made high quality etched and cut crystal, mostly stemware, until the Hocking Glass company purchased them in 1928. In fact Hocking’s popular Cameo pattern is mold-etched design based on … [Read more...]
Roses Everywhere! Fostoria Midnight Rose Etch
If you've gone to any antique mall or glass show you'll notice there are roses everywhere - etched roses, cut roses, molded/pressed roses - and that's just on glass! There are even more roses on … [Read more...]
Fostoria Fairfax Go-Withs – Complementary Pieces With Similar Styles
We've been posting about Fostoria Fairfax, looking at my favorite pieces, similar patterns you may find confusing, at interesting pieces, Fairfax stemware, colors, etched designs and now our last … [Read more...]
Fostoria Raleigh – Crystal from 1939 to 1965
Fostoria made several glass patterns with heavy styling to complement mid-century homes with Colonial decor including Raleigh. They used Raleigh for several etched patterns and sold it undecorated. … [Read more...]