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Thread: I love antique glassware. I have a small collection of Depression Glass. Depression glass is clear or colored translucent machine made glassware that was distributed free, or at low cost, in the United States and Canada around the time of the Great Depression.
Thread: Depression glass is called such because collectors generally associate mass-produced glassware found in pink, yellow, crystal, or green with the years surrounding the Great Depression in America.
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Thread: The Quaker Oats Company, and other food manufacturers and distributors, put a piece of glassware in boxes of food, as an incentive to purchase. Some movie theaters and businesses handed out pieces to patrons. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/depression-era-glassware-colorful
Thread: More than a marketing gimmick, Depression glass brought much-needed joy into kitchens during a particularly bleak time in American history. In just the 1st year after the market crash of 1929, the # of unemployed adults in the U.S. doubled to roughly 3.2 mill.
Thread: Depression glass was the first glassware in American history to be produced by a completely automated process without the need for glassblowers, so the major glass companies could sell complete 20âpiece dinner sets for as little as $1.99
Thread: The most common colors of Depression glass are pink, amber, green, and blue. It was produced in many different patterns. The common patterns are in this article. https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/depression-glass-patterns-4066124
Thread: One of the most collectible colors of depression glass is pink which was produced in the early 1930s. Pink glassware comes in several different patterns. http://www.ndga.net/articles/whatisdg.php
Thread: Green depression glass was the second most popular color made of the top one hundred and fifty depression glass patterns. About 110 depression glass patterns were made in green glass. Rose Cameo pattern is the only one that was made exclusively in green.
Thread: Depression glass today despite its imperfection has withstood a century speaking to the longevity of its charm and appeal. Whether inherited, found, or purchased, collectors love Depression pieces today for their historical significance as light in a decade of despair.
