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 Ronnie and Gloria Broadbent, collecting Depression glass is more than finding treasure. With each richly colored dinner plate, vase or candlestick, the Broadbents are preserving a piece of history ...

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 ...

Close up of colored glass dishes - Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty Images It's almost impossible not to run straight over to the glass items at a flea market, thrift store, or estate sale. The glittering ...

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, Pyramid ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although a distinct kind of glassware from around 80 years ago, this stuff includes or resembles several other kinds of glass from about the same time. Collectors not only have all this to sort ...