Fostoria Tableware: 1924-1943 is an outstanding guide to Fostoria glass made from 1924 to 1943, the era when Fostoria set the mark for combining exquisite designs with good marketing. Fostoria … [Read more...]
Book Review: Elegant Glass of the Depression Era, Cathy & Gene Florence
Today on Facebook Elizabeth posted a bowl that looked so familiar, but I couldn't quite place it. Bowl was Cambridge, but what was that cutting? Have you had that experience? The book I used … [Read more...]
Glass Book Review: Heisey Glass 1896-1957 by Neila and Tom Bredehoft
I used to go to auctions where the auctioneers called every piece of pretty glass "Fostoria' - unless it was marked with that H in a Diamond for Heisey. Heisey Glass has a mystique about it yet there … [Read more...]
Stemware Identification – Cordials on Parade – Gene Florence Book Review
This book, Stemware Identification, Featuring--Cordials with Values, 1920s-1960s, by Gene Florence, shows page after page of small stems to help us identify our glass. Gene Florence collected … [Read more...]
Book Review – Depression Era Tiffin Glass
Tiffin made some gorgeous glass during the depression and this book captures some of that elegance. Depression Era Stems & Tableware: Tiffin (A Schiffer Book for Collectors), by Ed … [Read more...]
Glass Book Report – Collectible Glass of the 1940s 50s 60s by Gene Florence
Gene Florence, author of the great series on depression glass and elegant glass, also penned this work, Collectible Glassware From the 40s, 50s, 60s: An Illustrated Value Guide to cover glass from the … [Read more...]
Book Report Monday! Fostoria Glass by Ann Kerr
Here's a book on Fostoria Glass that is a little different than the others available. Ann Kerr combines stemware and dinnerware in this volume and covers the etched and cut decorations. She covers … [Read more...]
Book Report – Paden City Glass by Carrie and Jerry Domitz
I use Encyclopedia of Paden City Glass: Identification and Values reference book by Carrie and Jerry Domitz to identify Paden City Glass. They made so many etchings, and so many are obscure and not … [Read more...]
Book Report Monday! New Martinsville Glass
New Martinsville Glass is a puzzler. Glass authors can't agree on how to handle their wares. Is it depression glass? Is it elegant glass? Gene Florence includes Radiance and Moondrops in his … [Read more...]
Book Report Monday! Super Easy Depression Glass Guide
Have you ever had a problem with a glass book where you really could not tell what the pattern looks like? Or you have a piece of glass, you narrowed it down to Old Cafe or Fortune but you're … [Read more...]