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estiroseI'm sick, but I feel like picspamming. So, here's one of two. These are (pretty much) all caps from a bit I did for submission to the "Life in a Day" project last July, where I talk about my glass collection. It's still up on Youtube, so it's more or less public anyway. :)
This pattern here is called "Doric", and it was made in the 1930s. I'm explaining in this part of the shot that there's a similar pattern called "Doric and Pansy", and you can tell the difference because there would be a pattern in that blank square I've got my finger under. This is a kind of glass that was very cheap/given away in promotions, but it got broken a lot, so it's not very common. (On the other hand, given its origins, it's a relatively affordable hobby due to the price.)
This is "Circle", same era, same type of glassware (the 1930s cheap variety). Different manufacturer, I think. It's one of the cheaper varieties, but some pieces are hard to find. Sherbet glasses like I've got in my hand are, for example, the easiest to find in this pattern.
One of the most expensive pieces in my collection, this is a "Parrot" sherbet. It's the same era as the Circle and Doric pieces, as well as the same type of glass, but a bit hard to find. The sherbet, again, is one of the easiest pieces to find in this pattern.
A "Madrid" creamer. In this pattern, amber colored glass is the easiest to find, I think. There's a problem collecting this pattern that I'll mention in a moment. "Madrid" and "Parrot" had the same mold shapes, but different patterns. In other words, a "Madrid" sherbet would be shaped the same as the "Parrot" sherbet, and a "Parrot" creamer would be shaped the same as a "Madrid" one. (Same era, same manufacturer as "Parrot, obviously.)
This is some of the newest glassware I own, at least collection-wise. Not counting the stuff I use for day-to-day dishware. This is "Recollection", and if it looks vaguely similar to "Madrid", it's because this used recreated "Madrid" molds. The amber version here was made in 1976, and there were other colors added later. You can bet that "Madrid" collectors were not happy. People who collect "Madrid" learn to tell the difference really, really fast. (That being said, I do own a set that I use for "fancy dining", and my grandparents owned a set of the crystal "Recollection".)
If you've lived in the United States, you might have met this glass. It's the 1950s pattern "Forest Green" and it's relatively easy to find. The tumbler I'm holding is unusual that it still has its label intact, but I run into this pattern a fair amount. If you see squarish, dark green bowls and plates, you might have met "Forest Green". It makes great tableware, and it's dishwasher safe. (Sorry about the blurriness on the label; I was rotating the glass in the shot.)
This was taken from my cellphone camera (the others were shot from webcam), so it's a bit blurrier at full size, but here's a set of green glassware I currently have on display. From left to right, that's a creamer of unknown origin (I bought it thinking it was a glass pattern called "Pyramid"), a "Forest Green" tumbler, a "Circle" goblet, a "Sandwich" tumbler, a "Forest Green" vase (which are even more common than the tumblers!), an avocado-colored candy dish that I think is 1930s but I'm blanking on the pattern, a 1970s "Thumbprint" (or reproduction "Thumbprint", possibly; it may be a reproduction of an earlier pattern) sherbet, and a "Sandwich" sherbet.
And that's that on the glassware!
This pattern here is called "Doric", and it was made in the 1930s. I'm explaining in this part of the shot that there's a similar pattern called "Doric and Pansy", and you can tell the difference because there would be a pattern in that blank square I've got my finger under. This is a kind of glass that was very cheap/given away in promotions, but it got broken a lot, so it's not very common. (On the other hand, given its origins, it's a relatively affordable hobby due to the price.)
This is "Circle", same era, same type of glassware (the 1930s cheap variety). Different manufacturer, I think. It's one of the cheaper varieties, but some pieces are hard to find. Sherbet glasses like I've got in my hand are, for example, the easiest to find in this pattern.
One of the most expensive pieces in my collection, this is a "Parrot" sherbet. It's the same era as the Circle and Doric pieces, as well as the same type of glass, but a bit hard to find. The sherbet, again, is one of the easiest pieces to find in this pattern.
A "Madrid" creamer. In this pattern, amber colored glass is the easiest to find, I think. There's a problem collecting this pattern that I'll mention in a moment. "Madrid" and "Parrot" had the same mold shapes, but different patterns. In other words, a "Madrid" sherbet would be shaped the same as the "Parrot" sherbet, and a "Parrot" creamer would be shaped the same as a "Madrid" one. (Same era, same manufacturer as "Parrot, obviously.)
This is some of the newest glassware I own, at least collection-wise. Not counting the stuff I use for day-to-day dishware. This is "Recollection", and if it looks vaguely similar to "Madrid", it's because this used recreated "Madrid" molds. The amber version here was made in 1976, and there were other colors added later. You can bet that "Madrid" collectors were not happy. People who collect "Madrid" learn to tell the difference really, really fast. (That being said, I do own a set that I use for "fancy dining", and my grandparents owned a set of the crystal "Recollection".)
If you've lived in the United States, you might have met this glass. It's the 1950s pattern "Forest Green" and it's relatively easy to find. The tumbler I'm holding is unusual that it still has its label intact, but I run into this pattern a fair amount. If you see squarish, dark green bowls and plates, you might have met "Forest Green". It makes great tableware, and it's dishwasher safe. (Sorry about the blurriness on the label; I was rotating the glass in the shot.)
This was taken from my cellphone camera (the others were shot from webcam), so it's a bit blurrier at full size, but here's a set of green glassware I currently have on display. From left to right, that's a creamer of unknown origin (I bought it thinking it was a glass pattern called "Pyramid"), a "Forest Green" tumbler, a "Circle" goblet, a "Sandwich" tumbler, a "Forest Green" vase (which are even more common than the tumblers!), an avocado-colored candy dish that I think is 1930s but I'm blanking on the pattern, a 1970s "Thumbprint" (or reproduction "Thumbprint", possibly; it may be a reproduction of an earlier pattern) sherbet, and a "Sandwich" sherbet.
And that's that on the glassware!
