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,...
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...
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...
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...
Depression Scrip of the 1930's Welcome to a little known place in history. Depression Scrip? What's that you ask? It's money issued during the banking crisis in the 1930's during the Depression. This money was...
I adore glass and it's something that I am always on the lookout for when I go 'tiquing. I recently found a massive collection of depression glass, something that I have always admired, but didn't know enough...
As food options and lifestyles changed, the plates that people used changed too. We'll explain plates used in glass patterns from the 1920s through 1970s. Elegant glass companies in the 1920s and 30s had to...
I recently purchased a set of lovely "Madrid" pattern depression glass plates from a sweet old lady who had them in her attic "forever", or so I thought. It turns out they were reproductions made by Indiana...
Glass, who invented glass? Where did it come from? Pontil on Glass being blown Well, it is believed that glass was invented around 3000 BC during the Bronze Age. It is formed when certain rocks melt due to...
SO YOU WANT TO BE A GLASS IDENTIFICATION DETECTIVE.........................I'm frequently presented with lots of questions about glass. How can I tell it's real depression glass? What is EAPG? What is ABCG?...