I've only seen one piece in Cambridge's number 727 etch, this rolled rim console bowl. The pattern is not in my Cambridge books but I found it on the Chatabout site. (Click the link, then … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 732, Majestic
Here's another in our series on border designs from Cambridge Glass, looking at the beautiful Majestic etch, number 732. Unfortunately I've had only one piece of this etched pattern in stock, the … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 704, Windows Border
It would be fun to look at several of the etches that Cambridge made in the late 1920s, early 1930s, that are border designs. We have had pieces in several patterns and they are all interesting and … [Read more...]
Finding Mary’s Cordial – 4 Steps to Identify Glassware
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...]
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 Fairfax Stemware – Gorgeous Vintage Goblets in Pink, Blue, Crystal and Topaz
We've been looking at Fostoria Fairfax, including some look-alike patterns, interesting pieces that we have had over the years, and now let's look at stemware. Fostoria made blank 5098 and sold it … [Read more...]
Fostoria Fairfax – Colorful Blank Alone and Etched
We finished looking at Fostoria's Century pattern and now let's go back a few years, to the late 1920s and through the Great Depression of the 1930s. One of Fostoria's most successful patterns was … [Read more...]
Beautiful Decorations – Etches, Cuttings on Fostoria Century Crystal
We've had a fun tour of Fostoria Century crystal, from the special pieces to regular dinnerware, the past few posts. (They are linked at the end of this post.) Today let's look at some of the lovely … [Read more...]
Thistle, Thistle, Who Made This Thistle?
Both Central Glass and Tiffin / US Glass made an etched pattern called Thistle, and if there is any difference between the two, I sure can't see it. The only way to tell what Thistle you have is by … [Read more...]
Fostoria Virginia – Lovely Lattice and Flower Etched 1920s Glass
Last two posts we showed Fostoria Melrose and Fostoria Beverly, two Fostoria patterns from the late 1920s that had large lattice shapes separated by small motifs. Fostoria made several patterns with … [Read more...]