Last post we showed Federal Columbia and Indiana Lorain depression glass, two patterns with square (or square-ish) shapes. You can read that post here: Depression Glass Squared – Two Patterns with … [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...]
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...]
Fostoria Melrose Etched Crystal Stemware 1920s Beauty
Fostoria made several etched patterns in the 1920s that used a lattice type primary motif with smaller motifs in between each lattice. It sounds complicated but let's look at Melrose. The … [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...]
Fostoria Romance Etched Crystal Bowl
Fostoria lists this cute little bowl as the mayonnaise bowl in their Romance pattern. Even allowing for larger families, it seems like a lot of mayonnaise! The bowl itself is just under 5 … [Read more...]
Iced Tea Tumblers – Perfect For A Hot Summer Day
It's getting warm enough here that a tall glass if icy cold iced tea sounds great. And what better to drink it in than one of our vintage tall iced tea tumblers? These first two are from Fostoria, … [Read more...]
Flea Market Fun – Depression Glass and Bugs!
Today Dave and I went to a yard sale / flea market. They had stuff from multiple estate sales on wagons and in pole barns out in the country; the only "yard" part of it was that you parked on the … [Read more...]
Would You Name Two Children the Same??
You wouldn't name two kids the same, would you? Of course not! But for some reason our favorite glass companies liked to reuse pattern names. Case in point is Fostoria Trellis. The first time … [Read more...]
Since We’re On a Candle Kick – How About Romance?
Our last two posts talked about one of my favorite types of glass, candle holders. Glass was made to hold candles! The candle light flickers and sparkles and looks like it is part of the glass. … [Read more...]