Cambridge used several lines for their lovely Diane etch; we showed the Martha sugar bowl in the last post and the stem 3122 before. They also used the 3900, Corinth shape, for a few pieces, notably … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Etched Crystal – Plates and Dinnerware
Last post I showed off a newly acquired Cambridge Diane juice goblet and thought it would be fun to look at some of the other Diane etched pieces available. Personally we have had very few … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Juice Stem – So Elegant a Design for Your Breakfast Table
Cambridge Diane etch grows on me; I like it more each time I see it. Dave went to an estate sale for me and found this nice juice stem in Diane. I photographed it this evening and thought how … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 520 – Byzantine
Number 520 is another of the Cambridge border etchings that Gene Florence tagged with a nickname, in this case Byzantine. He said it was intricate enough to deserve the name. I have never had … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 739 – Big Urn and Scrolls
This etch is a real winner, just beautiful with a big urn in the center of scrolls. It is another design that has no pattern name, just a number, #739. I love this etch and the footed … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 703 Florentine
Cambridge didn't give this lovely border design a pattern name other than number 703. Author Gene Florence tagged it as "Florentine", a pretty name for a lovely, graceful pattern. We've had … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 727 Cotton Puffs
I've only seen one piece in Cambridge's number 727 etch, this rolled rim console bowl. The pattern is not in my Cambridge books but I found it on the Chatabout site. (Click the link, then … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 732, Majestic
Here's another in our series on border designs from Cambridge Glass, looking at the beautiful Majestic etch, number 732. Unfortunately I've had only one piece of this etched pattern in stock, the … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 704, Windows Border
It would be fun to look at several of the etches that Cambridge made in the late 1920s, early 1930s, that are border designs. We have had pieces in several patterns and they are all interesting and … [Read more...]
Cleo – Early Etched Elegant Depression Glass from Cambridge
The Michigan Depression Glass Society posted a link about Cleo on their Facebook page that got me itching to write this post. I'd always thought Cleo was one of the earliest etched dinnerware … [Read more...]