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Depression Era Elegant Glass

Depression Era Elegant Glass was also made in the Depression era (1929 to 1939), but was sold in department and jewelry stores.  These pieces were more expensive and had much more hand finishing than the more inexpensive Depression Glass, which was almost all machine made.

The early 1900s to the early 1950s were the heyday for Elegant Glass - it was finer glass that was sold in jewelry and department stores. It was most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Glass companies began to go under in the 1950s as the average American lifestyles and tastes changed. Fostoria and Imperial Glass Companies stayed open through the early 1980s.

Elegant glass is very collectible and like Depression Glass comes in a variety of beautiful colors. 

Most patterns had a very large variety of pieces, so it is quite possible to acquire a large collection.

The pieces pictured here are from my collection of Imperial Cape Cod items.  I collect it in all the different colors.  My favorite is the ruby red - I love using it with my Christmas dishes!

Depression Era Elegant Glass Identification - is a page with thumbnail pictures of each pattern.

List of Depression Era Elegant Glass Patterns: (click on link for more details)

(I am working on getting a page and info on each pattern.  In the meantime, you can search on for any pattern at the bottom of this page to see what it looks like.)

A	American - Fostoria Apple Blossom - Cambridge Glass Company
B	Baroque - Fostoria Black Forest - Paden City Glass
C	Cadena - Tiffin Glass Company Candlelight - Cambridge Glass Company Candlewick - Imperial Glass Company Canterbury - Duncan & Miller Cape Cod - Imperial Glass Company Caprice - Cambridge Glass Company Caribbean - Duncan & Miller Chantilly - Cambridge Glass Company Charter Oak - A. H. Heisey Company Cherokee Rose - Tiffin Glass Company Chintz - A. H. Heisey Company Classic- Tiffin Glass Company Cleo - Cambridge Glass Company Colony - Fostoria Crystolite - A. H. Heisey Company
D	Decagon - Cambridge Glass Company Diane - Cambridge Glass Company
E	Elaine - Cambridge Glass Company Empress - A. H. Heisey Company
F	Fairfax No. 2375 - Fostoria First Love - Duncan & Miller Flanders - Tiffin Glass Company Fuchsia - Tiffin Glass Company
G	Gazebo Gloria Greek Key -  A. H. Heisey Company
H	Hermitage
I	Imperial Hunt Scene
J	Ipswich Janice June June Night
K	Kashmir
L	Lariat Lily of the Valley Lodestar
M	Minuet Morgan Mt. Vernon
N	Nautical Navarre New Era New Garland
O	Octagon Old Colony Old Sandwich Old Williamsburg Orchid
P	Plantation Pleat & Panel Portia Provincial
Q	Queen Ann
R	Ridgeleigh Rosalie Rose Rose Point Royal Ruba Rombic
S	Sandwich Saturn Seville Spiral Flutes Stanhope Sun Ray Sunrise Medallion (Dancing Girl)
T	Tear Drop Terrace Trojan Twist
V	Valenica Vesper Victorian
W	Waverly Wildflower
Y	Yeoman

 

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