Somehow Columbia depression glass from Federal rarely made it into this blog even though I had many pieces of it once upon a time. Columbia is a big, bold pattern, usually crystal, and square-ish … [Read more...]
Ruby Red Glass
During the depression companies made far more pieces and patterns in other colors - green, pink, yellow, crystal, amber, blue - than in red. This photo from the national depression glass show a few … [Read more...]
Fortune and Old Café Depression Glass Tumblers
Fortune depression glass pattern from Hocking Glass, includes both juice and water tumblers mostly in pink and some crystal. The pattern motif is a fairly sharp, narrow vertical rib between two … [Read more...]
Six Reasons Why I Love Georgian Lovebirds Depression Glass
Georgian depression glass from Federal is one of my favorite patterns. The shapes and motifs are lovely and while there are many pretty patterns out there - Cameo or Dogwood come to mind - it's been … [Read more...]
Depression Glass Coasters
This morning we lost my last Waterford Waffle depression glass coaster. Reconstructing the crime we suspect Sophie jumped on the table to avoid George, skidded across and knocked my coaster over. … [Read more...]
Floral and Diamond Band Depression Glass
US Glass made the molded pattern Floral and Diamond (or Floral and Diamond Band) in the late 1920s, making it one of the earliest depression era patterns. They produced green and pink with a few … [Read more...]
Fruits Depression Glass from Hazel Atlas – Pieces in Pattern
Hazel Atlas made Fruits depression glass pattern from 1931 to 1935, in green with some pieces also in pink plus some clear and iridescent. Other glass companies made similar designs with fruit in the … [Read more...]
Indiana Glass Daisy Pattern from Depression to 1970s
Daisy is one of those glass patterns that is so simple that it's easy to overlook. Indiana made it in crystal during the depression, in amber in the 1940s then avocado green and opaque white in the … [Read more...]
Ribbon Depression Glass from Hazel Atlas
Ribbon depression glass pattern is typical of the very earliest glass from the depression era with its Art Deco styled design. I like it very much but for some reason haven't written about it before. … [Read more...]
Depression Glass Pitchers – Eye Candy
If you are looking for vintage glass you can enjoy using that also looks lovely on a shelf or counter, try a depression glass pitcher. The glass companies in the 1930s included pitchers in most of … [Read more...]