I went through my depression glass book to research this post because once I counted past Queen Mary, Manhattan and Cameo I drew a complete blank on any other candle holders in Hocking depression glass. Needless to say, my trusty books helped make this more accurate!
Hocking’s Queen Mary candle holders are cute little gems that look like cacti. They come in clear and are fairly easy to find and not at all expensive.
Queen Mary Crystal Candle Holder
The Manhattan candle holder is also crystal only. Manhattan has ribs like Queen Mary, but these ribs go horizontally and are rounded. The Queen Mary ribs are pointy. I have the Manhattan candle holder listed here on auction.
Manhattan Clear Depression Glass Candle Holder
I noticed several double candle holders listed on eBay as “Manhattan”. Hocking didn’t make these. I think they are from L. E. Smith, the company that made Mount Pleasant depression glass.
One of the oddest looking candle holders is this little gem in Oyster and Pearl. Hocking made Oyster and Pearl in clear and pink, plus they used their Vitrock opaque white glass both alone and with pink or green. According to my Gene Florence book they made the candle holder in Royal Ruby too, but I’ve never seen any Royal Ruby Oyster and Pearl; it must be uncommon here. (My picture is pretty old from before I learned to do take decent photos!)
Oyster and Pearl Green and White Candle Holder
Besides these, Hocking made candle holders in a couple of their largest, most popular patterns, Block Optic and Cameo, and in Old Colony. I’ve personally never seen these although there are some of each pattern on eBay right now.
Hocking continued to make glass long after the depression ended – in fact they are still in business and you can find their kitchen ware in stores today. One of their depression patterns was Hobnail which they continued to make in the 1940s in a white/clear opalescent color they called Moonstone. This is quite attractive pattern with lots of interesting pieces. It’s a good pattern to collect, relatively easy to find and inexpensive. Here is the candle holder in Moonstone.
Moonstone Candle Holder
Thousand Lines is another Hocking pattern from the 1940s that you’ll see everywhere. Almost every family had a piece or two since it was sturdy and marketed heavily for wedding gifts.
Thousand Lines Crystal Candle Holder
Oddly enough Hocking did not include candle holders in some of their best known, largest patterns like Mayfair, Waterford, Princess or Sandwich. It would be interesting to find out how they decided what pieces to make in each pattern.