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.

letting the imposters shine

A great migration is underway: the collection has gone in a way that some groupings have outgrown their cases, and others need to be reworked/regrouped entirely. The silver/platinum group is definitely in the former. And it is the first group on the move. The top shelf was the focus of this evening, comprised of as […]

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 […]