Line 3400 is one of the blanks Cambridge used for Apple Blossom, Rose Point, Wildflower and many more etches and decorations. Let's look at it. First a disclaimer. I sometimes confuse Cambridge … [Read more...]
Cambridge Martha Crystal Blank, Frilly Glass with Beautiful Etches
Some Cambridge blanks (plain glass shapes) can be hard to tell apart but you won't mistake Martha! Cambridge line 4600, aka Martha, is frilly where most other lines are more plain, content with … [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...]
Elegant Glass Trimmed with Gold
We've all seen china with gold trim, with delicate gold lines around the rim or heavier gold in the design. Back in the day elegant glass makers also used gold to jazz up their glass offerings, … [Read more...]
Cambridge Apple Blossom – Flowers and Square Motifs
Last post I shared our amber Cambridge Apple Blossom bowl and center handled server that we bought at the 2019 National Depression Glass show. It's beautiful glass and we enjoy it, although I had not … [Read more...]
Cambridge Apple Blossom – Amber Lovely Glass
We went to the 2019 National Depression Glass show and picked up beautiful glass for our personal collection, including two Cambridge Apple Blossom pieces in amber. One was this gorgeous center … [Read more...]
Less Well-Known Cambridge Glass Patterns – Roselyn
Cambridge made their graceful Roselyn etch during their last few years, 1951 to 1956, and I don't think they marketed it very much. We saw very few pieces in the 20 years we shopped for glass and … [Read more...]
Less Well-Known Cambridge Glass Patterns – Blossom Time
Cambridge Glass made many gorgeous etched patterns including several that simply are not well-known. There are some lovely patterns that we have seen that aren't in the general elegant glass guides, … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Stemware Lovely Etched Crystal
Just as with their other popular etched patterns, Cambridge put their Diane etch #752 on several stemware lines, the #3122, #3106, #1066, #3575 (Stradivari), and #7666. (Replacements shows a few … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Etch 752 Elegant Crystal with Center Motif
Our previous series looked at Prelude etch from Viking Glass, a lovely design with center motif of palm branches clasping small flowers. Cambridge Glass' Diane etch has a center motif of swags … [Read more...]