Fostoria Glass was in business for a very long time, from 1887 to 1986 when the factory closed in Moundsville. Even after the factory closed Lenox crystal produced some patterns, notably … [Read more...]
Want to Identify Your Glass? Maybe I Can Help
Do you have glass that is puzzling you? Maybe a special piece you got from family that you would like to know more about? Or maybe you have one goblet from your aunt and you'd really like … [Read more...]
Fostoria Tableware 1924-1943 Glass Collector’s Guide Long and Seate
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...]
Colored Depression and Elegant Glass – Color Changes Over Time
I just finished a new page on the site featuring green glass from the depression era through the 1970s avocado rage. Rather than duplicate the content on this post, here is a link to the page so you … [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...]
Tip of the Week – Vintage Stemware Shapes, 101
Tip of the Week! Stemware Shapes 101 Stemware, beautiful stemware. Goblets, sherbets, cordials, wines and parfaits. Where to start and how do you tell what you have? Goblets look like the … [Read more...]