pink glass friday

The Vintage Glass Identification group over on Facebook makes a Fabulous Glass Friday post each week so members can share pieces that fit each theme. Yesterday was Pink Glass in honor of Breat Cancer Awareness month. This was my pink Wexford contribution: From left to right: Pink ombre footed fruit bowl Pink individual salad bowl […]

how it’s going: checking in, part 2

The decision to move forward strictly with Wexford glassware from my thrifting excursions was easy to make: that long ago, the shelves were packed with the double-diamond details of the prolific late-ish Anchor Hocking pattern. It was too old to be new, too new to be ‘valuable’ old, and it had belonged to everyone’s mother […]

the misty color mix

Another case reset: setting a home for the recent influx of flash color Wexford. As it so happens, pewter mist Wexford is an excellent backdrop/contrast to other flash colors.

top 10 for 2020

The Top Ten Wexford moments for 2020? Honestly, it’s closer to a Top Five list with a six-way tie for fifth place, but here we go: Number Ten: The Gathering of Parts for Homemade “Cobble”ware None of these parts were found with Wexford glassware, but a few used Early American Prescut (EAPC) also by Anchor […]