Around the 1880s, when the popularity of pressed glass was waning, companies like Mt. Washington Glass Company and Hobbs, Brockunier & Company in the United States, and Thomas Webb & Sons and Stevens & Williams in England introduced glassware with…
Classic toy pedal cars-children's metal riding toys made in the United States from the 1920s through the early 1970s-attract grownup collectors today. Prices are not as high as they were a few years ago, so it's a good time to…
The hostess setting a Thanksgiving table in the 1930s probably used glass dishes for some of the courses. Candlesticks, berry bowls, gravy boats, and serving dishes, as well as standard place settings, were made of inexpensive Depression glass. Some dishes…
Stars and stripes in many forms have been popular designs in the United States for more than 200 years. Patriotism in the new country encouraged the use of the symbols of liberty—the flag, the figure of Lady Liberty, the eagle…