It’s going to be wall-to-wall American-made glass and pottery in Nashville, come July 20-21, during the 14th Annual Elegant and Depression Glass Show & Sale. Read More +
Nashville Glass Show focusing on Fostoria Crown Collection
Depression-Era Glass
Depression glass group gears up for expanded convention
The community of Wellington, Kan., home to the National Depression Glass Museum, will see an even larger number of Depression glass collectors tooling around July 11-14. Read More +
Krause releases new “Warman’s Depression Glass Field Guide”
Just in time for the spring and summer flea market, the newest edition of “Warman’s Depression Glass Field Guide” is here, and it’s packed with updated values, new photographs and the always helpful pattern identification guide. Read More +
Glass Club marks 37 years with expansion
After 36 years, the Westchester Glass Club is changing things up. The April 27-28 Collectors Glass Show and Sale will also include quality ceramics. Read More +
Extreme temperatures put antique glass at risk
I have wondered if the temperature changes from cold winter to hot summer can affect carnival glass. Read More +
Ives Hippodrome clockwork toy may carry away $30,000 in live, online auction
A multimillion-dollar three-day dual auction extravaganza is planned Nov. 28-30, 2012, in Fairfield, Maine. The back-to-back cataloged auctions are filled with two full days of fine glass and lamps followed by toys, dolls, antique advertising, coin-op, music machines, salesman samples and more. Read More +
SOLD: Values of antique and vintage bottles
Collectors spend their free time digging through old dumps and foraging through ghost towns, digging out old outhouses, exploring abandoned mine shafts, and searching their favorite bottle or antique shows, swap meets, flea markets, and garage sales. This list of bottles and values will tell you what people are seeking in today’s market. Read More +
Welcome to the hobby of antique bottle collecting
Bottle expert Michael Polak joins Antique Trader as a columnist on issues important to bottle collectors. Known as the author of “The Bottle Bible” Polak has a long history in the hobby and will share news from bottle clubs shows and sales, upcoming auctions and pricing results and ongoing bottle hobby events. He kicks off with a few antique bottles from Tonopah and Goldfield, Nev. Read More +
Guide to collecting carnival glass, America’s iridescent glassware
The term “carnival glass” has evolved through the years as glass collectors have responded to the idea that much of this beautiful glassware was made as giveaway glass at local carnivals and fairs. However, more of it was made and sold through the same channels as pattern glass and Depression glass. Some patterns were indeed giveaways, and others were used as advertising premiums or souvenirs. This article offers a list of major carnival glass makers and popular forms. Read More +
Behind the Gavel: Flea market vendors show why price matters
For the 45th year, the tiny Blue Ridge Mountain town of Hillsville, Va., (population 2,600) was engulfed by a half-million visitors to the annual Labor Day Flea Market and Gun Show to peruse the wares of more than 2,000 flea market vendors. Read More +