Q: I grew up in an older home that had unique pressed glass in the bathroom windows. It allowed lots of light in, but you didn't have to put up shades or curtains for privacy. Is this glass still ...

Q: This small cut-glass dish is 6 inches in diameter and in perfect condition. The word “Nucut” is marked in the center. A: Although your dish appears to be cut glass, it actually is a high-quality ...

Low-cost molded or pressed glass with an iridescent finish had many names in the very early 20th century. First sold as inexpensive molded and pressed decorative wares, at a time when fine glass was ...

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In the 1930s, small colorful glass dishes were given away as premiums for purchasing sacks of flour or boxes of oatmeal or detergent. Well padded in the flour, a sturdy glass cup or bowl would survive ...

This 19th-century, tulip-shaped vase was made with pressed glass and natural gemstone coloring. It sold for $960 at auction. Talk about jewel tones! Amethyst glass was made to resemble the famous ...

Before it was known for steel, before it was known for iron, Pittsburgh was known for glass. “Pittsburgh was the national center of the glass making industry beginning around 1820 and lasted more than ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. A: What an exhilarating ...