FRANCISCAN MARKS Identify the hallmark on your Franciscan Ware.This is not a comprehensive guide of all the hallmarks that were used by Franciscan. They did use more marks than the examples here during the...
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...
I wrote this guide primarily for collectors of EAPG (Early American Pattern/Pressed Glass), c 1825-1915. But it can easily apply to most other types of collectible glass. Collector books come with a VALUE...
Currier Ives Dinnerware is the most popular pattern ever produced by the Royal China Company of Sebring, Ohio. This dinnerware, with scenes from Currier Ives prints, was produced from 1950 to 1986. It was...
While Lilac seems to be the most sought after comtempoary Fiesta color, the rarest is actually Sapphire. Sapphire is more more bright and brillant blue than Cobalt, but darker than Periwinkle by a good amount....
Early American Prescut or EAPC has been around since 1960 and is one of the more popular glassware patterns on eBay today. This guide is intended to assist collectors in finding and identifying EAPC pieces on...
This guide will introduce you to the first hard paste porcelain produced in Europe. We will explore the porcelain manufactory's history, introduce key periods, and briefly discuss marks. Meissen Note:The links...
Please pay careful attention to my guide ratings! You'll notice the number of unhappy sellers that are attempting to trash my ratings because the information contained here calls attention to their shady...
Is it a genuine vintage McKee? Or is it a worthless modern day reproduction? McKee produced many range shaker sets in a variety of styles for several kitchen range manufacturers from the 1920's onward into the...
Have you noticed the "glut" of Black Memorabilia on eBay? All of a sudden there are Black Mammy McCoy cookie jars coming out of the woodwork. When this happens, get suspicious. If you go to the Helen and...