This is the beginning of my pages on Pink Depression Glass. There will be much more to come in the future.
I started collecting pink Depression glass while in junior high school. My first pieces were the cream and sugar bowl from the Indiana Glass Company from 1926 to 1931. These had belonged to my Great Grandmother. I later was also given a bowl that had belonged to her. And it's my favorite piece. I need to put a picture up of it. I don't have the slightest idea who made it, or when. It may be slightly older, perhaps the 1920's, as it has a very art deco design. The end of it shows in the bottom left corner of the photo to the left, next to the Oyster and Pearl candlestick holder. It may be a fruit or banana bowl.
My favorite pattern is Princess and I'm working on collecting a whole set. I fell in love with the footed glasses and started from there and have been expanding ever since. Princess was made by the Hocking Glass Company from 1931 to 1935 There's a photo of some of my Princess pieces below. The doll size pieces of glass in front of the Princess are newer glass, made in the pattern of Cameo Dancing Girl. I believe these started showing up in the late 1980's or early 90's.
Pattern names, the company that made the glass and dates of production are from Gene Florence's book "Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass". Anyone interested in collection Depression glass should have this book. I believe Mr. Florence is pretty much the top authority on Depression glass. He has a number of related books out, and I have several of them myself. I highly recommend his books for collectors.
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