LE Smith made the very simple pattern Pebbled Rim, or Line #707 in the early 1930s in pink, green and maybe amber glass. This is a dinnerware pattern with basic pieces for place setting and serving … [Read more...]
New Century Depression Glass from Hazel Atlas
I've seen almost no New Century glass other than these three pieces, the 4 1/2 inch berry and 8 1/2 inch salad plate in green and the 9 ounce flat tumbler in blueThe plate and bowl are … [Read more...]
Moderntone Depression Glass, Beautiful Blues from Hazel Atlas
If you enjoy blue depression glass then you'll like Moderntone from Hazel Atlas. This pattern has a lovely, simple shape, with horizontal bands stacked one atop the other, square-ish handles, round … [Read more...]
Gorgeous Colors of Mayfair Open Rose Depression Glass from Hocking
If you shop antique malls or estate sales you'll certainly come across pink Mayfair depression glass from Hocking. Since Hocking made this pattern for over 6 years, it was popular in the 1930s and it … [Read more...]
Fun and Special! Tilt Pitchers from Hocking and Cambridge
I love love love tilt pitchers, so quintessentially glass from the depression era. This Manhattan tilt pitcher is a great example.Hocking Glass made Manhattan during the waning years of the … [Read more...]
Aunt Polly Depression Glass – Beware Rough Seams
Aunt Polly is one of the very earliest depression glass patterns, dating to the late 1920s in iridescent, green or blue. The colors are beautiful, a clear rich blue or light, lively green. We have … [Read more...]
Ovide Depression Glass – Plain Shapes from Hazel Atlas
Hazel Atlas made Ovide in transparent green, black and white Platonite and Platonite with intriguing decorations from 1930 to 1935, then in the 1940s and 50s in solid colors over Platonite. This … [Read more...]
Pink Waterford Waffle Depression Glass
Hocking used their lovely, clear pink glass to make their Waterford glass in the waning years of the depression. You can see from my photo that the groves and raised diamonds catch the light and … [Read more...]
Waterford Waffle Crystal Depression Glass Goblet from Hocking
Nope, not fine Irish crystal, not at all. Hocking Glass made this pattern, called Waterford, during the depression and into the 1940s, mass produced in either crystal (aka clear) and pink. The … [Read more...]
Use Your Imagination and Empathy with Vintage Glass
With all the glass reference books available one might think we know everything there is to know about some patterns or makers. But we don't. Even with catalog sheets and detailed photos or price … [Read more...]