You’ll find depression glass in nearly every antique store, but that doesn’t mean these historical pieces are easy to come by. Created during the Great Depression, this affordable yet beautifully ...

Named for the nearby Hocking River, the Hocking Glass Company was founded in 1905 in Lancaster, Ohio, by Isaac Collins and a few associates. During its first year of operation, the company produced ...

Necessity is the mother of invention—and affordable glassware. If you've ever spotted amber tumblers or rosy saucers in your mother's or grandmother's china cabinet, they're likely Depression glass.

Following the stock market crash of 1929, unemployment shot up from 3% to about 25%, leaving nearly 15 million U.S. citizens jobless at its highest point in 1933. The average family income dropped 40% ...

Depression-era glass has a distinct charm that resonates with collectors and those who appreciate vintage home decor. These pieces, crafted during a time of economic hardship, continue to captivate ...

Trying to pass on an appreciation of antique, colorful glassware, the Three Rivers Depression Era Glass Society is offering free admission to visitors under the age of 30 for their glass show March 7 ...

Do you know the cost when my mom was saving her pennies to get the next piece of Depression glass? Here is a new one "us kids would save our pennies to get Mom a piece for her birthday, anniversary or ...

Millie Downey can tell a story about every one of the 10,000 pieces of Depression glass in her shop just north of Orlando. Millie Downey, 88, tells the history of a soda glass that’s part of her ...

Most people have some Depression glassware in their home and don’t even know it. Very often it’s a platter or a bowl passed down in the family that makes an annual appearance at Thanksgiving, or a ...

For reasons that are obvious enough, Depression-era glass is hugely popular here in the Coachella Valley. It's bright, colorful and looks great when backlit by the sun. It also comes in myriad sizes ...

1. WHAT IS IT? Depression glass is a molded glass product made from the mid-1920s, through the 1930s, and into the very early 1940s. World War II put an end to most of the manufacturing because the ...

THE TERM, “DEPRESSION glass” is used to describe colored, transparent glassware made from the mid-1920s to the 1950s. There was a lot of clear glass and milk glass produced at the same time.