Posted 7 years ago
fortapache
(3405 items)
A nice thing about collecting depression glass is that it can still be purchased not a great deal of money. The bad thing is that it is often reproduced and can contaminate your collection. A few repro pieces can cast doubt on your entire collection.
Anyway my collection is quite contaminated so all the repro stuff is going to the thrift store. No big as I need the room.
The pieces here are Madrid by Federal made from 1932-1939. Not counting their Recollections counterpart that is.
The real tea cub can be IDed as the where the handle joins the cup on the bottom half. There should be a pointed tear drop shape.
Next are a pair of soup/cereal bowls. For this one the real one is on the right. The decoration on the rim goes beyond the rim. The repro has about a quarter inch border between the decoration and the inside edge of the rim. Checking the rim is a good guide for other Madrid pieces.
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vetraio50
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nutsabotas6
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aura
Caperkid
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inky
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vintagelamp
Thanks for the info on what to look for!
Thank you very much courtenayantiques. I have a few more examples.
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courtenayantiques
Wandlessfairy
Thank you SEAN68.