Last month I helped a friend set up for an estate auction. His mom had a huge set of Fostoria Sun Ray crystal - 24 each of cups, saucers, goblets, footed water tumblers, salad/lunch plates, side … [Read more...]
Antiquing for Glass at Daval’s Used Furniture in Hastings, Michigan
Last week Dave and I went to Daval's used furniture store in Hastings, Michigan to get a hutch to go under his aquarium. Daval's has very nice used furniture, clean, well-described and reasonably … [Read more...]
Fostoria Wedding Ring Crystal Stemware – Mid Century Modern Styling
The television show "Mad Men" re-introduced viewers to classic crystal bar ware, plain, clear glass with a platinum band around the top. This style was in vogue for several years in the 1950s and … [Read more...]
Full Size and Individual Sized Creamers and Sugars – Fostoria Lido Examples
Glass companies were pretty smart. They knew line extensions - coming up with more pieces in the same pattern - was easier than developing and marketing brand new patterns all while giving consumers … [Read more...]
Fostoria Manor Etched Bowl – Art Deco Beauty at the Glass Show
So much beautiful glass! Go to a glass show if you possibly can. The glass is amazing, almost overwhelming us with its beauty, the colors, styles, shapes, etches. One of my favorite pieces from … [Read more...]
Identifying Mystery Glass: Homespun – A Later Fostoria Spiral Pattern
Sharra asked me to help her with a pretty amber opalescent spiral piece marked Fostoria. I had a vague recollection of a later, small Fostoria spiral pattern, but could not think of any that were … [Read more...]
Fostoria Century On Hand
The footed bon bon is a lovely piece, perfect to float flowers or to serve candy or nuts. It is $15. Fostoria made several candle holders. These are the simplest, a graceful C shape meant to … [Read more...]
Too Quick! A FAST Look at an Antique Mall
Yesterday we stopped at an antique mall in northern Indiana off I65 (I cannot recall the town) just before they closed. We were on our way home from Tennessee and were pretty tired but we both wanted … [Read more...]
A Quick Look at Fostoria Coin Glass – Colonial Styling Reproduced
Colonial style was hot hot hot back in the 1950s and 60s. Furniture was colonial, dishes were heavy with early American motifs, people hung old fashioned curtains and used rag rugs. (My … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Fostoria Colony Elegant Glass From the 1940s and 1950s
We're continuing our look at vintage glass patters with swirls and spirals in their design. Spirals are a very old design motif that never lost its appeal, a true classic in vintage glass. Today … [Read more...]