Mary K posted cordials with a gorgeous floral etch on our Facebook page. (Unfortunately these are no longer available to link to for this post but I thought it would be helpful to walk through the … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Fostoria Colony Elegant Glass From the 1940s and 1950s
We're continuing our look at vintage glass patters with swirls and spirals in their design. Spirals are a very old design motif that never lost its appeal, a true classic in vintage glass. Today … [Read more...]
Fostoria Fairfax – Do We Even Need Go With Patterns?
I was going to write about the go with patterns for Fostoria Fairfax but the more I wrote the more I realized that these aren't really go with for Fairfax itself, but were used for the same etchings … [Read more...]
Etched Fostoria Fairfax – Lovely Trojan, Versailles and June
We're almost done with a short series on Fostoria Fairfax, their go-to blank used in the 1930s. I almost didn't write this post since many of the Fairfax pictures I've shown the last few posts … [Read more...]
Fostoria Century – Vintage Crystal Dinnerware to Enjoy Today
We've been looking at one of Fostoria's most successful patterns, Century this past week. You can see some very pretty candle holders here and several interesting pieces like the cheese and cracker … [Read more...]
Fun Pieces in Fostoria Century Crystal Elegant Glass
We've been looking at Century from Fostoria Glass, their go-to blank during the 1950s. Century has a lot of looks by itself and was quite popular sold as its undecorated, pristine crystal self. Here … [Read more...]
Fostoria Century – Curlicues on the Rim and Curlicue Shapes
Let's take another look at Fostoria Century. Last week I shared pictures of a couple Heisey patterns that have similar curlicue rim designs, Lariat and Athena, but truly you are unlikely to mistake … [Read more...]
Fostoria Beverly – 1920s Etched Pattern With Shield Motif
Last post we showed Fostoria Melrose, one of the late 1920s etches that has a lattice motif. Today let's have Beverly take the stage. (Here is the post: Fostoria Melrose Etched Crystal Stemware … [Read more...]
What Is A Line Number?
Have you ever seen a listing online for a piece of glass that says "line number thus and so"? The line number is the shape that the glass company used to catalog its pieces. Another term is "blank". … [Read more...]
Storing Stemware – Upside Down or Right Side Up?
Which way do you store your drinking glasses? Right side up or upside down? My Rose Point stemware that is our personal set is stored in a glass-fronted bookcase right side up. Why does it make … [Read more...]