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...]
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...]
Forest Green Vintage Glass for the Holidays
Just like Royal Ruby, Anchor Hocking used their beautiful Forest Green color on many patterns, allowing us to mix and match and enjoy dinnerware, drinkware and accessory pieces galore. You'll find … [Read more...]
Royal Ruby Red Glass for the Holidays
Red is my favorite color and what's not to like about red glass at Christmastime? Anchor Hocking developed their rich, deep red color in the 1930s but didn't go all out with red until they released … [Read more...]
Beautiful Glass from the Depression Era – Glass Show Memories
Have you been to a depression glass show? Go if you get a chance. You'll see gorgeous, unusual glass in patterns and colors that will overwhelm you with the styles and beauty. Hocking's … [Read more...]
Princess Green Depression Glass Grill Plate with Closed Tab Handles
Princess from Hocking Glass is one of the square-ish depression patterns we wrote about here. One of our last antiquing trips I got a set of Princess green grill plates and just got them listed. One … [Read more...]
Pretty Polly Depression Glass aka Doric and Pansy Child’s Dishes
Did you have doll dishes when you were a child? Mine were Blue Willow china, just a few pieces that I shared with my sister. We still have the doll dishes today and Dave and I use Blue Willow … [Read more...]
Ready for Another Square Depression Glass Pattern? Meet Adam
Jeannette Glass made Adam during the early part of the depression era, when mold etched patterns were in vogue. Adam reminds me a little of Hocking's Princess (covered in this post) because it too … [Read more...]