Roulette has two rows of vertical little rectangles near the rim, meant to look like a roulette wheel. Hocking Glass made Roulette during the latter half of the depression, 1935-38. It doesn't seem … [Read more...]
Depression Era Glass Sherbet Plates
Last post we talked about sherbets, those lovely pieces of glass, usually stemmed, that people often mistake for saucer champagnes. If you use a sherbet with a stem then you need somewhere to put … [Read more...]
Sherbets – Once Ubiquitous Glass
I recall reading a quote - I think made from a Fostoria executive in the 1970s - saying that their best selling drinking glasses were water goblets and sherbets. I remember buying a wedding gift of … [Read more...]
Columbia – Bold Crystal Depression Glass
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...]