all that glitters is not gold

Ditto of last post: except silver, platinum, and pewter mist.

the golden hoard

I have been adding to our Wexford collection a good bit lately, including many metal-trimmed pieces I had previously not found in decent condition. They. Are. Glorious.

flickers of color

Two new colored votives arrived yesterday, one Wexford and one imposter.

fade into color

While I’ve been aware of Wexford with color ombre since the six amber wine glasses five years ago, I’ve only recently begun to find other pieces. Likewise, I’ve found nothing to identify who did it: Anchor Hocking, or a third party seller embelling AH blanks. Either way, this arrived today: The ombre pieces always include […]

adding to the darkness

A couple more pieces picked up in pewter mist. The glasses are filling out, but the pitcher is the only large serving piece I have. More to look for…

the local color

I was reminded recently of the option of local listing on fb marketplace. Sometimes, buying glassware online can be stressful. Many sellers are not practiced at safely packing glass for shipping. Considering that I am mostly now looking for harder to find pieces, I appreciated the reminder and did a search. And how glad am […]

the new unknown

I have only recently been aware of the variety of Wexford’s ombre flash colors. I also learned it was applied to the large footed fruit bowl. And then I found one online. And it arrived today!

long pauses

Live is full. And hectic, too, for certain. We use our Wexford glassware daily, and I always look for opportunities to bring out bigger pieces, but we haven’t entertained in our home since before COVID. That said, I garden mostly to have fresh flowers to bring into the house, and they always go into Wexford.

a wexford wedding

Last week, I had an opportunity to combine my obsession with Anchor Hocking’s Wexford glassware and my experience as an event florist on the occasion of my younger niece’s wedding. She had selected fiftyflowers.com as the flower source (which turned out to be an excellent experience). As we went through their wedding themes, she mentioned […]

the real deals and the auction scams

There are some things to know about Wexford if you are looking to bring some to your home: while it is pressed glass, it is not depression era pressed glass. It is not lead crystal, Anchor Hocking called the clear pieces “crystal” as a color reference. It is glass. Broadly released in 1967 (it may […]