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 for several years I don’t think it was ever either popular or common.
Hazel Marie Weatherman groups it with her miscellaneous section in the back of her first book and its subsequent Price Trends books. And I only ever saw or owned one piece, and that was a 6 inch bread and butter plate/sherbet liner/saucer that had quite a bit of wear.
Of course I was looking out for pieces that I could resell, so it’s possible I might have missed seeing Circle pieces.
Circle has horizontal ribs with a subtle panel optic. It’s reasonably attractive but there are other green Hocking depression glass patterns that come in more pieces and are just as lovely, and more popular. Don’t confuse Circle with Ring aka Banded Ring. Ring has groups of horizontal ribs while Circle has a single group.
Hocking made a small dinnerware set in Circle, including plates, bowls, cup and saucer, creamer and sugar plus stems and tumblers. The stems and tumblers are interesting. The stems have a nipped in waist shape.
The tumblers have a convex shape. The horizontal ribs would make it easy to hold even when the tumblers are wet from condensation.
There are two cup shapes, a flared shape with flat bottom that fits on the bread and butter plate, and a rounded style that fits into the cup ring on the true saucer. They both have angular handles and I didn’t find a mention or photo of any other handle style (unlike Block Optic or Cameo which have multiple handle shapes.)
There are two sherbet sizes, a short one we’d use for ice cream or fruit, and a taller one that just begs to hold a drink. All the stems have the same foot with rayed star on the bottom that we see on the water goblet.
There are two pitchers and two sizes serving bowls but no platter. Oddly Hocking made three place setting bowls, from 4 1/2 to 5 1/4 inches deep, all with different shapes. Florence mentions these bowls can be hard to find and they are costly.
For pink one must look for cup and saucer, lunch and sherbet plate, sherbets, creamer and sugar, basically a small luncheon set. There are some crystal stems and stems with green bases and crystal bowls.
I’m not aware of any reproduction Circle pieces. Florence mentions that some very early pieces may have ground base rims or be darker shade of green. As for damage concerns, the plates are easy to wear if you stack them because of the panel optic.
If you like Circle you might want to try a glass show or online sources. I did a quick search on eBay for Hocking Circle Green Depression Glass and found a lot of listings with circular motifs that were not Circle pattern but there were listings for cups, creamer and sugar, plates and sherbets. Of course Replacements has pieces too and guarantees their items.
Circle isn’t too pricey. Replacements has cups and saucers for $10 per set and the plates, sherbets, creamer and sugar on eBay were in that neighborhood too, plus shipping. If you like this vintage pattern have fun searching for it, and be sure to use your glass and enjoy it!