Art Deco was a huge influence on styles and designs in the Roaring 20s, and just as with today's trends, style choices from the with-it crowd reached the mass markets a little later. In the … [Read more...]
Authentic vs. Fake Mayfair Open Rose Pink Depression Glass Cookie Jars
Deidra and I found two Mayfair cookie jars when we went antiquing, one authentic and one this dark green reproduction. This was an easy fake to spot because the color was completely wrong, a dark … [Read more...]
Fake Mayfair Green Cookie Jar – Tell Tale Clues
Yesterday Deidra and I saw this green fake Mayfair cookie jar in an antique mall. The seller must have thought it was the real thing because it was priced at $75. My trusty Gene Florence … [Read more...]
Collecting Cameo Depression Glass
Mary S bought a few pieces of Cameo green depression glass from me and sent me a photo of part of her collection. It's a beautiful pattern that looks wonderful grouped … [Read more...]
Frosted Satin Hocking Depression Glass
Frosted glass from the depression era looks so soft and appealing that you want to touch it. Back in the day the glass companies treated glass with camphoric acid that left the surface frosty and … [Read more...]
Old Colony Depression Glass from Hocking, Open Lace Border Design
"Old Colony" must have been a popular name back in the 1930s as both Hocking and Heisey produced extensive patterns with this name. Hocking Old Colony is depression glass, mass produced with the … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Fire King Shell – Scalloped Version of Swirl
We showed Fire King Swirl recently. Swirl is a dinnerware and cookware pattern with an interesting spiral design like this serving bowl. Anchor Hocking had a winner with their Fire King … [Read more...]
Glass Buys from the Allegan Antiques Fair – Adams Rib, Cambridge and More!
Let's take a short break from our series on spiral and swirl vintage glass patterns. (I thought that series would be 3-4 posts but it's already 5 and we still have several patterns left! … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Hocking Spiral Green Depression Glass
Last post we saw a piece of US Swirl from US Glass, a rather heavy pattern with a strong spiral motif. Today we have Spiral from Hocking which can be confusing! Maybe you can help with the … [Read more...]
Serendipity! Finding Naomi’s Candy Jar – Hocking Green Depression Glass
The last few days I've gone through my older photos to write the blog posts about obscure patterns that we're likely to see when out antiquing. (Yes, it's finally spring and that means antique … [Read more...]