Every year we search for perfect gifts for people we love. Christmas of course, birthdays, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, anniversaries, weddings, showers, all present challenges. If one of your giftees … [Read more...]
What’s that Etch? Viking Sonata Etch Oval Celery
I got this pretty etched crystal oval celery at either an estate sale or flea market and had no idea what the pattern was. I figured it was pretty and likely something other people would like so I … [Read more...]
Vintage Glass Mayonnaise Sets – Elegant Trifles
I'm bemused at the number of mayo sets we find in glass from the 1920s - 1960s or so. These pretty sets are a small bowl that holds between 8 and 16 ounces, a liner plate for under the bowl, and … [Read more...]
Elegant Glass Trimmed with Gold
We've all seen china with gold trim, with delicate gold lines around the rim or heavier gold in the design. Back in the day elegant glass makers also used gold to jazz up their glass offerings, … [Read more...]
Cambridge Apple Blossom – Flowers and Square Motifs
Last post I shared our amber Cambridge Apple Blossom bowl and center handled server that we bought at the 2019 National Depression Glass show. It's beautiful glass and we enjoy it, although I had not … [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...]
Cambridge Apple Blossom – Amber Lovely Glass
We went to the 2019 National Depression Glass show and picked up beautiful glass for our personal collection, including two Cambridge Apple Blossom pieces in amber. One was this gorgeous center … [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...]
Unusual Pieces of Elegant Glass You Didn’t Know You Needed! – How to Serve Sugar or Whipped Cream
I bet you never owned a sugar pail, or a whipped cream pail, or a special bowl for marshmallow, or a special little dish to hold ice around your glass of dinner time tomato juice. (If you do have a … [Read more...]
Less Well-Known Cambridge Glass Patterns – Roselyn
Cambridge made their graceful Roselyn etch during their last few years, 1951 to 1956, and I don't think they marketed it very much. We saw very few pieces in the 20 years we shopped for glass and … [Read more...]