Wedgwood china is known internationally for it's quality, beauty and craftsmanship. Ebay is a wonderful place to find interesting varieties of new pieces, research and replace old patterns and become a new...
To help fight fraudulent sales of glass on eBay, we thought it might be useful to understand some of the ways dishonest dealers manipulate buyers into thinking they are getting a piece of first-run or original...
Have you ever wondered what Monax is? Or Platonite? Or why some glass is white but isn’t called milk glass? Many companies had their own names for white opaque glass and each company varied in how white was...
Waterford Crystal can be a beautiful heirloom item when it is authentic. It can be a sad disappointment when it is fake.I believe that a previous guide has mislead Ebay buyers in saying true Waterford has a...
Depression glass is the colored glassware made primarily during the Great Depression 1929-1944. It was also made in years prior to and after those stated dates. The primary colors were amber, green, pink,...
After several years of buying, selling, and studying colored glassware of the Depression era, I am amazed at what some people call Depression Glass. Depression Glass that is truly collectable and valuable is...
EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED OR PATTERN GLASS In the early 1800's until the time of the Great Depression,people of wealth commonly used expensive cut glass and crystal. Indeed, folks used as much glass ware as...
Introduction Depression, Elegant and Vintage glass is a fasciation of mine. I love to go to auctions, flea markets and garage sales just to see what I can find. I am like an old crow when I see something that...
(ALERT - NEW INFO ADDED - SEE END OF GUIDE BELOW!) As a collector of Candlewick for over 40 years, I would like to share some important advice. Many beginner Imperial Candlewick collectors are fooled by...
Iris and Herringbone is the traditional name of the more official "Iris" pattern made by the Jeanette Glass Company starting in the 1920's. It's one of the most unforgettable and unmistakeable glassware...