If you shop antique malls or estate sales you'll certainly come across pink Mayfair depression glass from Hocking. Since Hocking made this pattern for over 6 years, it was popular in the 1930s and it … [Read more...]
Pink Waterford Waffle Depression Glass
Hocking used their lovely, clear pink glass to make their Waterford glass in the waning years of the depression. You can see from my photo that the groves and raised diamonds catch the light and … [Read more...]
Waterford Waffle Crystal Depression Glass Goblet from Hocking
Nope, not fine Irish crystal, not at all. Hocking Glass made this pattern, called Waterford, during the depression and into the 1940s, mass produced in either crystal (aka clear) and pink. The … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Depression Glass – Crystal or Pink
Hocking Glass made Queen Mary beginning in 1936 and continuing through WW2 to 1949; the heavier style with geometric design is typical of the late depression patterns and prescut designs Hocking made … [Read more...]
Roulette Green Depression Glass
Roulette has two rows of vertical little rectangles near the rim, meant to look like a roulette wheel. Hocking Glass made Roulette during the latter half of the depression, 1935-38. It doesn't seem … [Read more...]
Fortune and Old Café Depression Glass Tumblers
Fortune depression glass pattern from Hocking Glass, includes both juice and water tumblers mostly in pink and some crystal. The pattern motif is a fairly sharp, narrow vertical rib between two … [Read more...]
Coronation – An Uplifting Name During the Depression
Several glass companies used names to evoke the British royal traditions during the depression era, a period when families needed something to cheer their spirits. We have Windsor, Queen Mary, Royal … [Read more...]
Circle Depression Glass in Green and Pink from Hocking
Circle is one of the earlier depression glass patterns from Hocking Glass, made 1930 to 1935 mostly in green and pink, plus a few stems came in crystal and green with crystal. Even though it was made … [Read more...]
Collecting Miss America Depression Glass – Prices over Time
I would not advise anyone to collect depression glass with the goal to strike it rich! I bought and sold depression glass for 20 years, and although I made a profit every year, I also lost money on … [Read more...]
Miss America Depression Glass – Reproductions
First let me be clear: I have never seen reproduction Miss America glass. I'm repeating what I read in my trusty Gene Florence Collectors' Encyclopedia of Depression Glass and I have no first hand … [Read more...]