Depression and Elegant Glass

Radiance Elegant Depression Glass from New Martinsville

Kathy — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:53:41 +0000

New Martinsville made their stylish Radiance glassware from 1936 to 1939 in crystal plus rich colors of the era, ice blue, red, amber, some cobalt blue, pink and green. The pattern features large, solid handles with scalloped edges as with this creamer. Pieces have small scallops on the rim and the short flared ribs near […]

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Fun Depression Glass Pieces in Crystal Queen Mary

Kathy — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:32:25 +0000

This blog has very few posts about Queen Mary, odd since we had many pieces over the years. Let’s look at some of the accessories and serving pieces which are especially fun. Back in the 1930s and 40s (even into the 1970s and 80s) people used relish trays for cut up carrots, celery, radishes and […]

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Cambridge 3400 Line Blank, Workhorse for Etches and Decorations

Kathy — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:52:49 +0000

Line 3400 is one of the blanks Cambridge used for Apple Blossom, Rose Point, Wildflower and many more etches and decorations. Let’s look at it. First a disclaimer. I sometimes confuse Cambridge lines 3400 with 3900; in fact, we have an amber tilt jug pitcher we got at the national show in Tiffin that I […]

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Cambridge Martha Crystal Blank, Frilly Glass with Beautiful Etches

Kathy — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:52:48 +0000

Some Cambridge blanks (plain glass shapes) can be hard to tell apart but you won’t mistake Martha! Cambridge line 4600, aka Martha, is frilly where most other lines are more plain, content with curlicue handles or keyholes or slightly scalloped rims. Take a good look at the sugar bowl above, the rim is scalloped with […]

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Simple Dinnerware in Pink or Green Depression Glass – Pebbled Rim

Kathy — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 18:13:09 +0000

LE Smith made the very simple pattern Pebbled Rim, or Line #707 in the early 1930s in pink, green and maybe amber glass. This is a dinnerware pattern with basic pieces for place setting and serving use plus a candle holder. Plates, bowls, creamer and sugar are octangular with a raised dot design around the […]

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Here’s a Tiny Pattern – Roxana from Hazel Atlas

Kathy — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:52:18 +0000

Roxana is a truly tiny pattern and not one you’ll see very often. I had the chance to buy a piece but passed on it due to some inner rim roughness and so have no photo to share with you. Roxana has some distinctive design elements. The main motif is a square with acanthus leaves […]

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Can We Serve Dinner? Early American Prescut Dinnerware Pieces

Kathy — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:01:11 +0000

Anchor Hocking made dozens of pieces of their popular Early American Prescut (EAPC) glass beginning about 1960 and continued most pieces until 1978, and a few – cruets, shakers, creamer, sugar – lingered on for another 20 years and the vase even beyond that. It’s mostly an extensive serving piece pattern although you could get […]

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Early American Prescut – Robust Kitchen Glassware

Kathy — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:27:41 +0000

Everyone needs useful pieces of glass, reasonably attractive, priced to fit daily use, in nice sizes. In 1960 Anchor Hocking responded to this need with their Early American Prescut pattern. Early American Prescut (EAPC) is a huge pattern. There are dinnerware pieces, yes, but it is mostly a serving/accessory line, with cruets, shakers, salad bowls, […]

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Stemware – Let’s Focus on the Stem! Twists, Cubes, Falcons

Kathy — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:56:37 +0000

Last post we looked at some of the most common types of stems, lady leg, circular both straight and flared, faceted, grooved and a less common style, stems with bubbles. Today let’s continue with some less common styles, twisted stems, stems with cubes and stems with birds. Twisted Stems Twisted stems always look so elegant! […]

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Stemware – Let’s Focus on the Stem! Vintage Crystal

Kathy — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:02:10 +0000

When you admire vintage stemware do you pay much attention to the stem itself? Of course the design on the stem is important, but do you really look at it? Or do you focus more on the bowl and the decoration? I know I look at the stem as part of the whole piece, but […]

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