america’s bounty ’75

How did I forget? I found an actual, honest-to-all Anchor Hocking catalog IRL. Well, eBay… Some of the page scans are a bit wonky, but the content is clear.

the silver lining

A breakthrough for my silver-trimmed Wexford: a few weeks ago, I discovered professional silversmith/polisher Harriete Estel Berman through a search for silver and silverplate care, namely, via the silver care tab of her site. A short email exchange about silver applied to glassware led to a suggested test that parallels the care instructions for holloware […]

a tisket, a tasket, a mystery glass basket

So a member of the FB Wexford has moved to a different pattern and is selling off her Wexford. Among the items was this peculiar basket of dubious provenance, which is now mine. Originally I wasn’t going to bid. I didn’t know who made it; I already have a fair amount of Wexford lookalikes. It […]

the regency christmas mantle:

I’ve been missing my normal enthusiasm for holiday decorating the past couple of years, but the recent turn torward a Hollywood Regency mantle vignette has provided some inspiration:

the regency continues…

A stunning new piece for the Hollywood Regency setup for the fireplace has arrived. And it is glorious: It makes an excellent addition to the recently arrived pedestal bowl, and our inherited Scales of Justice. I have coveted a Wexford ashtray stand since my early collecting days, shortly after discovering the measly five pages dedicated […]

the secret plate

The search for the ‘crystal’ 8″ luncheon plate continues… There is a little-known plate in the Wexford family: a smooth-edged eight-inch-diameter plate. I grabbed a screenshot from the Wexford FB group, from the only person I’ve ever seen to have them. Now that I have a clear photo of the piece, I’ve been checking Google […]

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 […]