The general term Depression glass applies to items made in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s by American companies, Fiore says. It was inexpensive machine-made glass that was given away in movie theaters.

The earliest Depression glass came in five main colors: pink, blue, amber, clear and green, but soon the color range expanded to include deeper tones plus black and milk-glass white.

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 ...

You really can't beat the vibrant beauty of Depression glass, so it's no wonder it's such a hit with collectors and anyone ...

Depression glass was inexpensive tableware of clear or colored glass made in the 1920s and 1930s. Pieces were given away at movie theaters or in detergent boxes and used at soda fountains and ...

Produced from 1930 to 1934, Hocking Cameo Depression glass features intricate scrollwork. The combination of soft, frosted designs and smooth, clear glass gives Cameo a sophisticated, ethereal ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Depression-era glass filled a market in the late 1920s-1930s. Made by most American glass factories, patterns were quite plentiful -- along with the inexpensive price tag. Art ...

Millie Downey, 88, tells the history of a soda glass that’s part of her collection at Millie’s China & Glass. The store is closing after 45 years in the Fairview Shores neighorhood.

In early glass, blue is a highly desirable color. Crystal, or clear, generally has the least value. Pre-Depression elegant glass is often decorated with an engraved or etched pattern.

Cherry Blossom. Miss America. Mayfair. Cameo. American Sweetheart. If you're wondering what these five names have in common, you're not a collector of Depression glass. In which case, Cubist ...

People often make emotional connections to collectibles for one simple reason: The items take them back to their childhood. It can be as basic as dinner plates, drinking glasses or a pitcher or pun… ...