When you get a bowl of soup at a restaurant it's usually served in a wide, shallow bowl. Interestingly, soup bowl shapes haven't changed that much in the 80+ years since the Depression era. Soup bowls … [Read more...]
Puzzling Sizes and Shapes in Depression Glass – Cereal Bowls
One of the pieces that always puzzles me is the American Sweetheart cereal bowl. It isn't very big and it's shallow, 5 3/4 inches wide and less than 1 1/2 inches tall right to the scalloped … [Read more...]
Vintage Crystal Ruffled Bowls Work Great for Salad!
You've probably seen vintage bowls with ruffled rims and maybe you wondered how useful that style could be. Dave gave me a ruffled bowl for Christmas and I can say from experience that it works great … [Read more...]
Lily Ponds – Lovely Shallow Bowls in Vintage Glass
What do you think of when you read "Lily Ponds"? Monet's serene garden? Frogs on lily pads? I bet you don't think of a wide, shallow bowl, but that's what Fostoria and others called … [Read more...]
Fostoria Lafayette Topaz Sweetmeat – A Candy by Any Name
Have you ever wondered what a "sweetmeat" is? It's what we call "candy" today! From what I could find online, sweetmeats were originally a way to preserve fruit or nuts by coating them with honey. … [Read more...]
Iced Tea Tumblers – Perfect For A Hot Summer Day
It's getting warm enough here that a tall glass if icy cold iced tea sounds great. And what better to drink it in than one of our vintage tall iced tea tumblers? These first two are from Fostoria, … [Read more...]
Clover and Blossom Cut Crystal Comport: Would You Use This for Candy or Cheese?
This piece is a mystery! I got it in with a big bunch of glass several years and put it aside in a box hoping I'd figure it out "someday". Do you have boxes like that too? With glass and neat … [Read more...]
How to Be a Little Classy – Elegant Cheese and Cracker Sets
Which would you rather see? A big plate of junk food with a plastic tub of cheese (or a bottle of Cheese Whiz) or something lovely like this Century cheese and cracker set from Fostoria? If … [Read more...]
A Soup By Any Other Name – Cream Soups and Bouillon Cups
Sometimes we forget how to do formal meals, with multiple courses and special dishes, flatware and stemware for each course. Back in the day many families began the main meal with soup. Depression … [Read more...]
Saying Good-Bye to An Old Friend – My Fostoria Lido Bowl
I have to remind myself that I'm in business to sell glass, not hang on to it forever. It's hard sometimes! Today I listed the very first Fostoria console bowl we ever bought. When I first … [Read more...]