Fostoria was a customer-savvy company, one of the first to recognize the advantages of solid marketing to go along with beautiful, quality glass products. One example is how they sold many of their … [Read more...]
Time For Something Lovely – Fostoria Versailles Pink Console Bowl – Glass Pick of the Week
This week we're going for elegant! This beautiful bowl has the folded over shape that reminds me of a mushroom. It is from Fostoria, in their classic Versailles etch on the Fairfax … [Read more...]
Better in Person! Fostoria Trojan Etched Elegant Glass
When I got my first book about Fostoria glass, I though Fostoria Trojan looked plain and boring. "Yuck", I thought. This is too formal, too rigid, too blah. Then I found my first … [Read more...]
Baskets Spilling with Flowers – Such a Pretty Etch – Fostoria Florentine Pick of the Week
What is more romantic than a basket of flowers? Big beautiful baskets spilling with flowers are lovely ways to add color with style and class now - and they were equally popular back in the 1930s. … [Read more...]
Glass Pick of the Week – Fostoria Fairfax Blue Cup and Saucer Elegant Depression
Father's Day is next week (already!). Many men prefer blue, gold, green or crystal to the pinks or yellows when it comes to glass, so in honor of Dad's Day, here is this week's glass pick, a … [Read more...]
Fostoria Trellis Sherbets – Elegant Glass from the Roaring Twenties
Roaring Twenties, a time of prosperity, prohibition, flappers, speakeasies and Fostoria. Fostoria made these Trellis cut stems from 1924 to 1928, during prohibition when alcohol was illegal to … [Read more...]
Fostoria Fairfax and Heisey Empress – Elegant Glass
This week Mary posted this picture of her gorgeous green glass on our Facebook page asking for identification help. Mary's pieces are from Heisey, their Empress pattern. Heisey didn't make a ton of … [Read more...]
Glass Pick of the Week – Fostoria Buttercup Etched Crystal Sugar Bowl
This week's pick is one of my favorite pieces, this Buttercup etched sugar bowl from Fostoria Glass. I like it because the shape is so simple and the etch is so pretty. It caught my eye last week … [Read more...]
Glass Pick of the Week: Fostoria Heather Iced Tea Tumbler
Hard to believe it's Saturday again, isn't it? But it is so it's time for weekly glass pick. This week let's look at a piece of Fostoria stemware, this Heather iced tea. I like the Heather … [Read more...]
Friday Quiz Time! Name This Pattern! Hint… It’s Fostoria
No fair peeking at the photo caption now! Fostoria made this in crystal only and produced a full line up of dinnerware, stemware and accessories. They used the graceful Century blank for the … [Read more...]