Federal Glass had a way with curved rims and curly motifs. Patrician plates all have this lovely curved and scalloped rims. The mold etched design is so simple. There is a wheel in the center … [Read more...]
Georgian Lovebirds Green Depression Glass Lunch Plate – Glass Pick of the Week
It's been a busy and sad week here due to a death in the family. I love glass and it makes me smile; it helps me to hold such lovely, vintage pieces but it's been difficult to find time to write … [Read more...]
Is Madrid the Only Candle Holder from Federal Glass in the Depression Era?
I've seen quite a few pieces of depression glass from Federal, lovely patterns like Patrician, Parrot, Sharon, Madrid, Diana, Raindrops, Columbia. And the ONLY one I could recall a candle holder in … [Read more...]
Keep Your Green Beans Out of Your Mashed Potatoes! Depression Glass Grill Plates
Back in the day everyone ate meat and potatoes at dinner with cooked vegetables. Families could store carrots or turnips, root vegetables that keep well, but fresh vegetables like green beans in the … [Read more...]
Basket Motifs and Designs on Mold Etched Depression Glass
Last post we looked at a few favorite etched stemware patterns with basket motifs. Today let's see how our depression glass makers used the same motifs in their wares. One of the loveliest … [Read more...]
Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Depression Glass Oval Bowl
When you were a kid did your mom or grandmother cook vegetables until they were stringy and tasteless? For some reason, that's how people cooked vegetables until somewhere around the 1960s or 1970s … [Read more...]
Patrician Amber Depression Glass – Spoke from Federal
My glass sales go in streaks and right now the winning pattern is Patrician. I've soft spot for this design - I like the mold etched patterns more than the geometric ones - and enjoy the curvy shapes … [Read more...]
Federal’s Amber Depression Glass – Sharon Cabbage Rose
Federal Glass is the queen of amber! Amber depression glass that is. They produced most of their depression patterns in amber; in fact Columbia and Raindrops are the only depression patterns Federal … [Read more...]
Green Depression Glass Table – The Thrifty Version
I had a lot of fun this weekend playing mix and match with depression glass and the vintage tablecloths I got antiquing with Deidra. One in this blog is to show you how how to use your glass to best … [Read more...]
Depression Glass Information and Misinformation – Georgian Lovebirds
Is this Georgian Lovebirds saucer real depression glass or is it a repro? It is not marked. This next saucer is marked. I have Georgian cups, saucers and sherbets with the Federal F in a … [Read more...]