Have you ever been rummaging through your grandma's attic or perusing a flea market and stumbled upon a beautiful piece of glassware? You know, the kind that makes you pause and think, "Wow, this is ...

Depression glass patterns range from simple to ornate, but whatever the pattern, their beauty sparkles just as brightly today as it did decades ago. This captivating colored glass is timeless in its ...

The revival of flea-market style items, French antiques and the "Shabby Chic" trend has brought Depression glassware back into the forefront of home table decorating. Colors like pink, yellow, crystal ...

Cindy Faison went to her first Depression glass show in 1983, seeking colored cups to go with a crystal punchbowl. "I walked in the door and I saw all that glass, and I was bitten by the glass bug ...

Necessity is the mother of invention—and affordable glassware.

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 ...

It is a paradox of the Great Depression: When life was at its most bleak, the plates and glasses people used were at their most cheerful. With demand for expensive glassware falling in the 1930s, ...

Americans who lived through the Depression have vivid memories of long soup lines, great hardships and ”Brother, can you spare a dime?” Ironically, it cost only a dime to bring a bit of brightness ...

A person browsing glassware at an antique store - Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images Thrifters love to look for hidden deals in the aisles of their local secondhand store. And while there are ...

It was an odd question, coming from our newly arrived dinner guest, a glass-blower by trade. He laughed at my stupefied expression, and pointed to the pink depression glass goblets I'd set on the ...