About half the depression glass patterns include shakers in their line up of dinnerware and accessory pieces. You can find shakers in elegant glass patterns too, especially those that companies made … [Read more...]
Antiquing at the Pink Elephant – Hunt for Elegant and Depression Glass
How do you not stop at an antique mall with a giant pink elephant standing guard outside? Last month we stopped at the Pink Elephant antique mall in Livingston Illinois and a second mall a little … [Read more...]
Imperial Frosted Beaded Block Crystal Depression Glass Sugar Bowl from Mike A
Imperial Glass made Beaded Block depression glass in all the usual colors: pink, green, crystal, yellow, blue, red, amber even some iridescent and opalescent colors. There are actually two patterns, … [Read more...]
Antiquing for Glass at Daval’s Used Furniture in Hastings, Michigan
Last week Dave and I went to Daval's used furniture store in Hastings, Michigan to get a hutch to go under his aquarium. Daval's has very nice used furniture, clean, well-described and reasonably … [Read more...]
Florentine Poppy #1 and #2 Creamers and Sugar Bowls – Tips to Tell Them Apart – Let’s Reduce Confusion
Hazel Atlas used their beautiful Florentine mold etched design on two different shapes, flinging poppies and scrolls on angular shape #2 and on rounded shape #1. Compare Florentine Poppy #1 and #2 … [Read more...]
The Three Shapes of Royal Lace Candle Holders From Hazel Atlas
About a third of the standard depression glass patterns include candle holder - think of Queen Mary with its cactus-shaped holder or the interesting Adam and Floral holders from Jeannette - and Hazel … [Read more...]
Indiana Vernon Depression Glass – A Less Well-Known Pattern – Availability
Indiana's Vernon or Number 616 depression glass pattern is pretty but scarce and not so well known as other patterns. Indiana made Vernon from 1930 to 1932 in crystal (clear), green and yellow. As … [Read more...]
Indiana Depression Glass Patterns – Old English Availability and Pricing
My last post showed a few pieces of Old English in amber and green, the two colors that Indiana used for almost all pieces. I mentioned that I've rarely seen the pattern; in fact I purchased it twice … [Read more...]
Virtual Depression Glass Show – Let’s Walk Through a Booth – Glass Show Delights!
Lorrie Kitchen Antiques from Toledo, Ohio, had the booth immediately after the entrance all three times I attended the November glass show in Dearborn, Michigan. It was full of depression glass, so … [Read more...]
Wow! Beautiful and Rarely-Seen Glass at the Depression Glass Show
Q. Why go to a glass show? A. See beautiful glass you will not see anywhere else. Go to a glass show to see - in just a few hours - glassware you will not find in a month of exploring antique … [Read more...]