Depression Glass Warehouse

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Depression Glass Warehouse

WOW! I have officially been on eBay for 11 years as of Monday March 3, 2008!! Imagine that! And I thought ebay would never last.


I have settled into selling antiques and collectibles, including DEPRESSION GLASS. The lovely machine-made (mostly) colored glassware of the depression-era i.e. 1928 - 1950's.

We have hundreds of pieces that are too beautiful to keep closed up in a box. And we're always buying more. But I also sell whatever other smalls and collectibles I find at garage sales, and thriftshops, antique stores, auctions. So come and browse. If you don't see what you want here, check out my ebay store

Depression-Glass-Warehouse

And then there's my Amazon listings:

My Amazon Listings



In October of 2008, I opened a store on Bonanzle -/www.bonanzle.com/booths/Twilley">TWILLEY
AND I've got a blog which I have resolved to do more actual blogging on. Initially I'll talk about depression glass and books so find the link down there and come read - I'd love to see you in my comments!



The blog is called Online Selling for Fun and Profit on blogger. come on over and read ! I could use the traffice.

What's depression Glass & what should I buy? 

A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Depression Glass

So Grandmom or Mom is cleaning out their china closet and gives you a hugh box full of glass "stuff". Do you keep it? or sell it? Is it worth selling? Is it anything "good" ? as we say.

Well after some research, you find out it's "depression glass". Grandma probably told you it isn't worth much cause she got it in the cake box or the soap box or at the movie theater (yeah they did do that! Neat uh?)

What next?
Well I wrote this originally for folks who just "found" something at an auction or a garage sale and decided to collect it. But it pertains to all of us who become addicted to this beautiful glass. So read on!

MY Great Stuff on ebay 

This is a partial list of my ebay stuff

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What should I collect? 

so many choices, so little money...

What should I collect?

Well here's my Beginner's Guide:

1. Initially but anything you see in any color, as long as the price seems reasonable based on your budget.

2. Put it all where you can see it freqently, which means a) not in the basement/attic or garage and b) not in a box

3. Pick the pieces you like the best, put the rest for sale on ebay or in your garage sale.

4. Identify the pieces you decided to keep. What pattern? An excellent reference (there are really 2) is Gene Florence's Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass or Mauzy's Depression Glass. (links to those on Amazon are in that module)

5. Decide what color you like best. Most Depression Glass was made in more than one color. Sometimes you won't care for the green or pink but you'll see the other color and it will blow your socks off. There are a lot of colors. Amber, Red, Cobalt Blue, turquoise, azure, Flamingo Pink, soft, light hues of
pink, Forest Green, Spring Green, Lemon Yellow. A perfect example of this is, I always saw Pink Florentine in my travels. Never cared for it although some of my family & friends love it. But I got a whole set of Lemon Yellow Florentine and put it out on the table in some really nasty florescent lighting (the bulbs were all burning out so they were casting a really orangy light) that is not flattering to anything or anybody and the Yellow Florentine II (from Hazel Atlas) stood right up to it and looked gorgeous. You can imagine how pretty it looks now, at home in good lighting. LOL!

6.Now that you've sort of decided what you like, look for that at the fleamarket, garage sales, auctions and on ebay. READ the description in either of the 2 guides and copy out the list of pieces so you can check them off as you acquire items. Don't be like me and buy 3 sugars and pass the creamer up thinking you already have one.

7. Buy the best quality you can afford. I'll buy anything even chipped, if the price is right. Then when I find better, I upgrade and sell off the extras.

8. Wash your glassware regularly in tepid water (not so hot you can't put your hand in.) Now, I do mine in the dishwasher with the gel soap. I don't do the dry cycle. That way I avoid most chips and cracks. BUT most people I know ONLY wash theirs by hand. (I'm lazy.)

9. If you use your set to serve (Christmas dinner, Thanksgiving, the daughter's engagement party etc.) be careful of the knives

Finished off that pattern? Why not try a different color or a different pattern...or something unusual like reamers, or sugar bowls or spooners or vases...

That blue butterdish in the picture is mine Cobalt Blue, Royal Lace butterdish from Hazel Atlas. I truely love that color of blue and this pattern is so beautiful.

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Weird Al Yankovich "On Ebay" performance 

At ebay live 2003 -

Personally, I think we need to get back to this mindset and joy on Ebay and off. Come on!! It used to be fun. we can make it fun again!!!

"Weird Al" Yankovic at 'eBay Live!' 2003

Weird Al performed his song 'eBay' on stage at the Ebay Live! conference in Orlando, FL on 6/27/03.

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My Amazon Listings 

Books, Videos & Depression Glass on Amazon

I've been buying books on Amazon for probably 7-8 years (whenever they opened...) and a couple of months ago I started listing some of my books there too. If you haven't tried it, and you sell books, you should.
#1 reason is - it's so easy to list them.
#2 - if you don't sign up as a Pro Merchant, it's free to list until the item sells. Then they just pop the money into whatever account you told them to use. I love it. Sales there are still slow but climbing and I'm up to 450 books as of 1/15/09

In fact I think I'll start another whole lens about books. LOL See YOU gave me the idea!!
Beth's Amazon Listings
link to my listings on Amazon -

Major Depression Glass Companies 

Names to search for in Depression Glass

These are the companies who produced the most common Depression Glass patterns during the late 1920's thru the early 1950's. Many of them, in fact most of them are out of business. Some were bought and folded into other companies. But many are just GONE!
  1. Hazel Atlas (HA mark)
    Hocking Glass
    Jeanette Glass
    Federal Glass
    McKee Glass
    Indiana
    Paden City
    Imperial
    US Glass
    Lancaster
    MacBeth-Evans
    There are many others but those are the major ones

Great Stuff on eBay 

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Everybody has an opinion so share yours! 

But be kind - please

Post your ideas, opinions, suggestions, questions.- link to your lens or your blog.

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Lisa_Jo wrote...

Great lens! My grandmother had so much of the green glassware. You've brought back some great memories.

Lisa Jo

ReplyPosted August 07, 2008

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mymomsbooks wrote

Went to see your store & ended up on your lens. Magine that? Your lens looks good filled with good info & links. Now off to see those Gurley Candles from our childhood. I have a few beat up deformed ones.

Reply Posted July 18, 2008

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GlasswareGirl wrote...

Congrats on all those Ebay years!

ReplyPosted July 05, 2008

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blue22d wrote...

Five stars to ya for a wonderful lens. If you get time, stop by mine. I would love some feedback. Thanks.

ReplyPosted May 22, 2008

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Bubbadah wrote...

Great Lens - I have already learned so much that I can use from reading this.

Joann

ReplyPosted May 12, 2008

 
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My favorite Depression Glass Pattern is..... 

My favorite depression pattern is actually Blue Royal Lace. Made by Hazel Atlas from 1934 - 1941. Actually Hazel Atlas made this pattern in pink, crystal, green and some amethyst (not much though).

Blue however, is the "favorite" color in this pattern (isn't it funny how some patterns it's blue, some it's green and some it's pink? ). Personally I held on to many pieces of green Royal Lace until about 3 years ago when we had a financial crisis. I'd have it still if the Penna lottery people would, just once pick my numbers.

Some interesting factoids about this pattern:

1. the contract for the Shirley Temple cereal set got cancelled and Hazel Atlas had vats of blue glass to use up and was running Royal Lace at the time (approx. 1938) and so made Royal Lace in cobalt blue.

2. this pattern has 5 - FIVE different pitchers. More than most other patterns. There are:
a) 48 oz Straight sided pitcher
b) 64 oz, 8" pitcher with no ice lip
c) 68 oz, 8" pitcher with ice lip
d)

by Beth_C

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