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 […]

multi-piece

Anchor Hocking sold Wexford as individual pieces and in various sets. The salad bowl from the nine piece salad set was also the base of the thirty-nine piece punch bowl set. The Wexford serving pieces were individual, but also sold in numerous sets. The Wexford eleven piece table service set includes: lidded butter dish, vinegar […]