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...]
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...]
Two Confusing Patterns – Old Cafe and Fortune Depression Glass
Here's the thing with these two patterns: Hocking Glass made both Old Cafe and Fortune in the same colors, pink and crystal, and about the same time period. Add the fact the patterns look … [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...]
Pink and Green Depression Glass Squared – Princess
We've looked at four depression era patterns that square (or square-ish), Lorain from Indiana, Columbia from Federal and Mayfair from both Fostoria and Hocking. Today let's look at another pattern … [Read more...]
Mayfair Squared – Two More Depression Era Glass Patterns
Last post we showed Federal Columbia and Indiana Lorain depression glass, two patterns with square (or square-ish) shapes. You can read that post here: Depression Glass Squared – Two Patterns with … [Read more...]
Depression Glass Squared – Two Patterns with Square Shapes
Normally plates are round, but back in the 1930s just as today, some manufactures made square shaped dinnerware. Let's look at wo patterns that feature square - or squares with cut off corners - from … [Read more...]
Cameo Dancing Girl Depression Glass Plates – So Much Variety!
Don't you love the variety in depression glass colors, shapes and patterns? We find variety even within the larger patterns. Multiple cup shapes, tumblers, sherbets, bowls, even plates - glass … [Read more...]