Depression Glass – Ancient Glass that is living history
Depression glass is so named because it was glass that was made during the Great Depression Era. Every depression Glass was manufactured in the United States from the late 1920s to the beginning of 1940. Federal Glass, Hocking Glass and Macbeth-Evans were only three of the companies that tried to help lift the mood of people in The small shapes that could through the mass production of cheap and colorful glassware that could be sold equally cheap, often for only the price of a bread bar.
The most popular colors among today’s collectors are pink, blue and green. In fact, pink is so popular that for many people the term “depression glass” is synonymous with “pink depression”. However, in addition to pink, it was also made in amber, opaque white, blue, green and several other colors. Some of the most popular patterns looking for buyers today are Cameo, Mayfair, American Sweetheart, Princess and Royal Lace.
In addition to the beautiful colors and designs that were supposed to raise the mood of a nation during one of the most difficult moments in American history. Even the names of the patterns were supposed to refer to better times and the yearning for the glamorous lifestyles of the 1920s.
The depression glass was popular and affordable when it was new. The Ten Centavo coins store was a common source for this type of glass, which could be purchased between five cents and a ten cents. This caused this type of glass to be affordable even in the most difficult moments.
The depression glass also reached American homes through the “cousins” that were emitted through “premiums.” Sellers or manufacturers offered a gift with the purchase of a certain amount of dollars of goods or a specific product, and housewives in difficult times were used.
Glass was taken from a oat box for a week and a detergent box the next. Sometimes, the service stations launched a punch and glasses with an oil change, or a cinema offered a piece of glass with a ticket for a Saturday matiné. This colored glass remains an old popular collectible article now and a reminder of a difficult past.