Cheap American Glass

‘Depression’ glass was really popular and cheap when it was made. The american dime stores, where the cost conscious person could find all sorts from toiletries to household goods, was a the normal place to find this inexpensive product. At a time in the american way of life when a loaf of bread was relatively inexpensive, the careful shoppers could also treat themselves to a piece of Depression glass for a similar price. It was pressed by a machine that churned it out in very large amounts. It was first sold in the USA and Canada during the great depression hence the name, and was sometimes given away. London Glaziers can supply all glass. For the collector, the green is the favourite with amber pink and yellow following behind. Despite popular opinion, depression glass was first produced in the middle of the1920s and carried on well into the 1950s. This type of glass is split into into two different types which are, ‘depression’ glass and ‘elegant’ glass. The two types of glass are different in that Elegant glass had hand-finishing work done to it after it was taken from the mold. This included removing mold marks, grinding the bottom to flatten, and etching or engraving. Elegant glass was manufactured by less number of companies as the hand finishing reduced profits. Depression glass is further split into ‘known patterns’ and ‘generic glass.’ The known patterns have been well documented. The Generic glass was made in the depression glass time of history. London Glazing know coloured glass. There are very popular colours of depression glassware like the amber, blue, green, pink, and yellow. The company also produced pieces of this glass in amethyst, black, colbalt, crystal, cremax, custard, delphite, iridescent, frosted and dark green, ivory, and jadeite. There are 92 different patterns for this type of glass and they have all been documented and listed to help the collector of depreesion glass, this includes Adam, American Sweetheart, Block Optic,Cherry Blossom, Dogwood, Floral, Georgian, Hobnail, Lake Como, Manhattan, Starlight, and Windsor.