Depression
Glass, from the Great Depression Era, was often given away with a purchase of a
product or service, so by nature it often bears manufacture flaws. Most
collectors know this comes with collecting Depression Glass but new collectors
may not. In fact, if you find a perfect piece of Depression Glass, you can
probably be assured it is a reproduction! Also, beware that reproductions of
the amber Depression Glass will be a lot darker in color. To read more about
specific traditional flaws and other interesting points, Barbara and Jim Mauzy
cover it in their informative book, Mauzy’s Depression Glass, a Photographic
Reference with Prices, 2nd Edition.
These
amber Depression Glass dinner plates, measuring 10 1/2 inch diameter in the
square shape that is so popular today, is in the Madrid Pattern, made by
Federal Glass Company, circa 1932 – 1938. We have six dinner plates available.
Good
condition except each one has very small knicks or chips on the edges. Priced
in the Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass 1996 Edition (page 120) for
$37.50 each and in the Mauzy’s Depression Glass, a Photographic Reference with
Prices, 2nd Edition 2001 (page 140) for $60 each, we offer them to our
collectors at $29.00 each.
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