Back in the 1960s the Scandinavian styles with curved lines and flowing shapes were all the vogue. Our glass companies followed the trends, as with this lobed bowl from Tiffin Glass we saw at the … [Read more...]
Parrots Galore! Tiffin Jungle at the National Depression Glass Show
I enjoy seeing people's glass collections and usually collector clubs put on interesting displays at glass shows. Dave and I went to Tiffin, Ohio a few weekends ago for the National Depression Glass … [Read more...]
Cameo Patterns in Elegant Glass: Tiffin Cherokee Rose and Cambridge Rose Point
One of the enduring glass pattern motifs is a central, small design surrounded by swags or flower sprays. We see small cameo motifs in depression glass, such as the wonderful Cameo design itself … [Read more...]
Finding Mary’s Cordial – 4 Steps to Identify Glassware
Mary K posted cordials with a gorgeous floral etch on our Facebook page. (Unfortunately these are no longer available to link to for this post but I thought it would be helpful to walk through the … [Read more...]
Not Just For The Birds – Tiffin Persian Pheasant Etched Stemware
One of the most interesting etched patterns by Tiffin is Persian Pheasant, made from the depression era into the early 1960s. Tiffin used several blanks for this gorgeous etch, the one shown … [Read more...]
Identifying Tiffin Glass Stemware – Sometimes You Just Can’t
Cole T posted a Tiffin goblet for identification help on our Facebook page. Tiffin Glass made some extraordinary stemware with intricate etched designs and fanciful shapes. The particular goblet … [Read more...]
Tiffin Elegant Depression Glass Etched with Birds – Pheasants and More
Birds are flocking to my feeder this winter. It's already been zero here with lots of snow and they get hungry! Like most of us, I like birds. Glass companies did too, and used birds in many … [Read more...]
More Basket Etches – Elegant Glass Urns and Flowers Etched Stemware
I love big bouquets of flowers and baskets spilling over with flowers, don't you? Our glass companies knew they had a winner when they used baskets in their design motif. Last week I … [Read more...]
Crystal, Decagon and a Nifty Clock – Antiquing Together in Downtown Kalamazoo
I love to go antiquing! My favorite antiquing buddy won't be visiting this summer but my good friend Loren will go with me to a few flea markets. We'll have fun. Dave and I found lots of fun things … [Read more...]
Tiffin Is Forever – Stemware Guide Crystal Glass Identification Reference Book
Bob Page and Dale Frederiksen, who own the Replacements company, co-authored the stemware identification guide Tiffin is Forever - A Stemware Identification Guide. This is not a pattern guide in the … [Read more...]