Objects, 1920-1950: Depression Glass

"Colored glassware," or Depression glass as we now know it, was sold through mail-order houses and dime stores and given as premiums at movie theaters and with purchases of soap, flour, and other products. It brought a bright note to the bleak Depression era. The cheaply produced, machine-molded glass came in over 25 colors and 95 patterns.

Pitcher, ice bucket, cream and sugar set, 1926-1931	Candy dish, soup bowl, salad bowl, 1935-1939	Candy dish, plates, scalloped bowl, bowl, cream pitcher, ca. 1930-1935
Dinnerware, 1934-1965	Pitcher and tumblers, 1934-1937

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