All About Pink Depression Glass (2023 Updated)

Hey Everybody, in this article we are going to tell you about pink depression glass and the things that you should know about pink depression glass.

So, if you want to know about pink depression glass or you are thinking to purchase it. Then, you should read this article completely before doing so.

Pink Depression Glass

The Pink depression glass is a kind of color that is found in some antique glassware dinner pieces which were made during the Depression Era in the USA (United States of America) and Canada.

These pink depression glasses were made between the years 1929 to the year 1939 some of the pieces were still made afterward.

When the pink depression glass hit the market in the year 1930s so it became very antique. A bevy of names is used to describe its color-

Rose glow, flamingo, Cheri-Glo, Wild Rose, and rose tint. Today these glasses are too much rare and are a point of attracting people.

Pink Depression Glass Pattern

As we all know that the pink depression glass comes in an array of collectible patterns which include princess, Mayfair, American sweetheart, and tea room. However, these depression glasses sort after patterns is very difficult to find in pairs or in a set.

Even some individual pieces of pink depression glass are also available like- The sierra-Adam butter dish.

Different patterns of Pink Depression Glass

As we told you earlier in the above paragraph that there are different patterns of pink depression glasses so now we are going to tell you about each of them with their name in a little brief. So these are as follows:

1. American Sweetheart
2. Sierra-Adam Butter Dish
3. Miss America and Mayfair
4. Sharon

#1 American Sweetheart

The American Sweetheart was made by Macbeth Evans glass company. The design of the American sweetheart offers a more delicate shade of pink color as compared to other depression glass patterns. There is a limited number of pieces of glass in the American sweetheart style.

#2 Sierra-Adam Butter Dish

The Sierre-Adam butter dish was produced by Jeanette glass company. The Sierre Adam butter dish includes two popular designs. Several educated glass dealers priced this piece of Sierre-Adam for more than 500 US dollars.

#3 Miss America and Mayfair

The Mayfair Rose and the Miss America design were made by the manufacturer Hocking glass company. The rarest pieces of both of these pink depression glasses are the relish dish of Miss America and the three-legged console bowl of Mayfair. These two rarest pieces can run into 1000 dollars if you could locate them.

#4 Sharon

The Sharon glass pattern was made by a federal glass company. The federal glass company also referred to it as cabbage rose. It is the most affordable pink depression glass design.  Sharon has a chunkier look as compared with American sweetheart and Mayfair designs.

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Identify the pattern of Pink Depression Glass

The value of any depression glass mainly depends on the pattern of that glass. You need to see and notice the pattern of any depression glass very carefully to determine the value of that glass.

There are some special features of depression glass that are mostly seen in their pattern. These special features are given below.

• Unusual shapes
• Etched details
• Geometric or Hobnail patterns
• Opaque glass
• Opalescent Trim

You can see the video given below for further reference.

Some Condition Issues

There are some other condition issues in Depression Glass. These condition issues may lead to a decrease in the value of that depressed glass.

Some of the conditional issues with the depression glasses are described below:

1. Chips- A crack in any portion of the glass affects the value of that glass regardless of how expensive it is.

2. Chips are generally bigger than flea bites.

3. Acids of some food items, hard detergents, and dishwashers lead to a decrease in the beauty and glamour of these glasses. This also affects its value too.

History of Pink Depression Glass

As we told you previously that the depression glasses were made at the time of the Depression Era. The Quaker Oats Company, and other food manufacturers along with some other distributors, put a piece of glassware in boxes of food, as an incentive to purchase.

Most of this glassware was made in the Ohio River Valley of the United States of America (USA). In the Ohio River Valley of the United States of America (USA) access to raw materials as well as power made manufacturing inexpensive in the first half of the twentieth century.

At that time more than twenty manufacturers made more than 100 different patterns, and entire dinner sets were made in some unique patterns. There are some common colors that were used in them. These were pale blue, clear (crystal), pink, amber, green, yellow (canary), and red (ruby as well as royal ruby).

The Depression glass has been highly collectible since the 1960s. Due to its popularity as a collectible, it becomes more scarce on the open market. There are several rare items of depression glass that were sold for several hundred dollars.

Some of the old manufacturers of that time continued to make popular patterns after World War II or introduced similar patterns, which are also collectible.

Simple Trick to Identify Pink Depression Glass

If you want to know that- Is there are tricks to identify pink depression glass. So, the answer is yes, but this trick is a little difficult and if you did any mistakes so this may lead to wrong results.

In this trick, you have to look at the pink depression glass very carefully and should focus on the tiny bubbles of that glass from different angles. While doing the same, if you are noticing any kind of scattering effect in it then this might be a real pink depression glass. This is the only simple trick to identify pink depression glass easily.

NOTE- This trick is just an easy way to identify the pink depression glass but this trick will not work in each and every condition. So, we do not recommend you to use this trick in your case.

Some Popular Manufacturers

There are several popular manufacturers of pink depression glass of the old time. Many of the manufacturers of these manufacturing companies became very popular and valuable.

Some of the popular manufacturers and their patterns are given below.

S. No.	Manufacturers	Pattern
1.	Anchor Hocking Glass Company	Forest Green, Manhattan, Queen Mary, Teardrop and Dot, Royal Ruby, Oyster, Pearl, etc.
2.	Belmont Tumbler Company	Bowknot and Rose Cameo
3.	Dell Glass Company	Tulip
4.	Imperial Glass Company	Twisted Optic, Beaded Block, Diamond Quilted, Little Jewel, Molly, Laced Edge, etc.
5.	Diamond Glass-Ware Company	Economy, Victory, Round Robin, etc.
6.	Westmoreland Glass Company	English Hobnail, Della Robbia, Woolworth, etc.
7.	Hocking Glass Company	Ballerina, Circle, Block Optic, Old Cafe, Ring, Roulette, Coronation, Hobnail, Colonial, Lake Como, Mayfair, Old Colony, Princess, Miss America, Fortune, Spiral, Vitrock, Fire-King dinnerware, Philbe, Waterford, etc.
8.	Indiana Glass Company	Indiana Custard, Lorain, No.612, Horseshoe, Avocado, Cracked Ice, Park Lane, No.610, Pyramid, Sandwich, No.616, Vernon, No.618, Pineapple and Floral, Old English, Tea Room, etc.
9.	U.S. Glass Company	Flower Garden with Butterflies, Aunt Polly, Cherryberry, Primo, Strawberry, Floral and Diamond Band, Swirl, etc.
10.	Federal Glass Company	Colonial Fluted, Madrid, Columbia, Rosemary, Normandie, Optic Paneled, Sharon, Mayfair, Parrot, Patrician, Raindrops, Twisted Optic, Diana, Georgian, etc.
11.	U.S. Glass Company	Swirl, Cherryberry, Flower Garden with Butterflies, Primo, Floral and Diamond Band, Strawberry, Aunt Polly, etc.
12.	Westmoreland Glass Company	Woolworth, English Hobnail, Della Robbia, etc.
13.	Paden City Glass Company	Peacock Reverse, Cupid, Peacock and Wild Rose, Orchid, Gothic Garden, etc.
14.	McKee Glass Company	Rock Crystal and Laurel
15.	L. E. Smith Glass Company	Mt. Pleasante, By Cracky, Romanesque, Pebbled Rim, etc.
16.	Hazel-Atlas Glass Company	Colonial Block, Crisscross, Aurora, Ovide, Beehive, Cloverleaf, Newport, Colony, Fruits, Moderntone, Roxana, Royal Lace, Ships, New Century, Ribbon, Starlight, Florentine No.1, Florentine No.2, Wagon Wheel
17.	Jenkins	Ocean Wave
18.	Jeannette Glass Company	Adam, Cherry Blossom, Cube, Doric, Doric and Pansy, Floral, Hex Optic, Homespun, Iris, Sierra, Sunburst, Sunflower, Swirl, Windsor, etc.

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