Collecting Antique Depression Glass

Depression Glass Is another of the many different types of antiqes that I collect. Learning the ins and outs of collecting antique depression glass can be fairly difficult as there are plenty of reproduction items on the market. You can tell a quality piece of depression glass from a reproduction by weight, the way its made, and checking the markings on the bottom of the glassware.

While reproduction depression glass is usually far less valuable than the originally produced antique depression glass, there is still a market for some of it. Some of the earlier reproduction glass pieces are actually just as valuable as the originals. Buying an antique guide for both depression glass and reproduction depression glass is something I highly suggest if you plan on starting to collect this type of glassware.

Usually collectors of depression glass tend to stick with one particular color, pattern, or glass maker. My preference is the Pink Miss America or Pink Cherry Blossom patterns of depression glass. I have nearly a complete set of both types of pink depression glass but will continue to seek out the most rare pieces as time goes by. If you want to learn the value of or recognize the various pattersn there is no better place to start than Ebay. The wonderful world of online auctions has given us collectors a realtime value guide for evaluating our pink depression glass. You can also find some nice examples of Pink Green Amber & Cobalt Blue Depression Glass here