Antique depression glass as you might guess got name and notoriety by being produced and sold as a fairly inexpensive pressed glass sold during the time in history known as the Great depression. It was a formal and decorative dinnerware that was far less expensive than imported European china or crystal glassware and much more widely available to the common household.

Today Antique Depression glass has become quite a valuable collectible and while still far less expensive than quality crystal or porcelain it is still widely in demand. Many have fallen in love with the many different patterns and colors after seeing them in their Grandmothers china cupboards or when used on special occasions during the holidays. For some like my wife completing an entire set of pink cherry blossom Depression glass has become an obsession. She was given a nice pink depression cookie jar as a gift from my mother that had been passed down through the generations of our family. That’s all it took to set her on a mission of seeking out an entire set of this pale pink glassware. Today one of her most prized possessions is a hard to find pink whiskey shot glass that she found at a local estate sale. Read the rest of this entry »