My own personal collection of depression glass began as an accident.
I hadn’t been married very long and I used a platter that held deviled eggs for an evening meal. It was knocked from the table and broken( amid scrambled deviled eggs may I add)  I went in search of one that looked like it and [...]

As most of the avid collectors will know, we usually have reasons why we select a special pattern or company to collect from. In my case,  because I’m a native Pennsylvanian and because I absolutely love the patterns, Jeannette Glassware is a passion of mine. I’m not alone in that however since its produces so many [...]

American
Lancaster colony company continues to make certain pieces of American under the “whitehall” name. (whitehall was made by Indiana glass, which Lancaster also owns.) Pieces in red, white, pink, avocado green, crystal and various blues have been made. The glass quality is not as good as the original with more pronounced mold lines. Check Gene [...]

As much as we hate it, accidents happen and there may come a time when you’ve broken one of your favorite ornaments, or something that holds some sentimental value to you.

 
For when you may need them, here is a list of glass restorers, by the states in which they practice.

 
If you are a glass restorer [...]

Depression Glass
For many years depression glass has been reproduced by companies all over the world. Some of the patterns and things you may see from those companies are listed below. (We gratefully acknowledge the research work of the Glass Reproduction website, as well as About.com  for some of this information).

Adam
Butter dish- on the green [...]

Stretch glass is not considered art glass. It also doesn’t fall under the definition of Carnival glass or Depression glass. It’s in a collectible area all its ownMade from about 1916 until the early 1930s, the glass was made by nine different American glass companies. It wasn’t given the name “Stretch Glass” by its makers, [...]

Is my glassware authentic or is my glassware reproduction? This is a question thats of paramount importance for many collectors and glass ware enthusiasts.
There isn’t a thing in the world wrong with reproduction glassware, so long as its apparent to the collector that he or she is getting reproduction glassware. When it isn’t made clear [...]

When one considers beginning a collection of some type, it’s fairly common to think of stamps, weaponry, stuffed animals, or even famous dolls. But paperweights?
Yes, paperweights. Astoundingly enough, there are roughly twenty thousand(20,000) people that collect paperweights.
Glass paperweight
The following is so large that there are paperweight festivals, conventions, and even museum exhibits and auctions dedicated [...]

As a child I remember being absolutely enthralled with my mothers collection of Toby Jugs, and the very tiny cuplike miniature jugs that she called Toby Jewels.
Most of them were manufactured by the Royal Doulton Company and were made between 1930 and 1975, give or take a few years.
She’d become pen pals with a woman [...]

In the mid 1930’s Hazel Atlas Glassware was a powerful company, situated in West Virginia, it was  the largest manufacturer of glassware in the world.
It owned about fifteen factories and made containers, tableware, and various decorative items, continuing in operation until about 1956 in West Virginia.
The company made beautiful depression ware, including such things as [...]