In Depression Glass parlance, “from Adam to Windsor” refersto the alphabetical order in which collector’s guidestypically list all the patterns of the seven largest glasscompanies that produced this now-collectible glassware.Some of these companies made the lucky (or smart) decisionto re-tool with the machinery necessary to produce thisnew, mass-produced glassware before the stock market crashof 1929, which enabled them not only to survive the GreatDepression, but also to continue onward to perfecting andexpanding their product lines.
Hazel-Atlas, Hocking, Indiana, Federal, U.S. Glass,MacBeth-Evans, and Jeanette made up these seven glasscompanies, and between them all, 92 designs came about tobrighten the lives of people living just before, during,and just after the grim days of the Great Depression.
U.S. Glass was actually a combination of companies that rallied together to survive the economic downturn.
For the sake of brevity, the following information touchesupon only the first and last of these 92 designs.Hopefully, the reader will go on to research the remainingdesigns to further expand their knowledge of thesebrilliant designs that came from the minds of artists inthose days – without the use of computer-aided technology!
As one might assume, the first of these patterns(alphabetically, not chronologically) turned out to beAdam, produced by the Jeanette Glass Company for threeyears, beginning in 1932. Jeanette’s Adam pattern embracedthe Art Deco movement of the time period with itsgeometrical squares and conical shapes that beautifullycomplemented the flower-and-leaf floral motifs. Produced ingreen, pink, yellow, dark green, and crystal (clear),Jeanette manufactured utilized the Adam design in 37pieces, and many reproductions of this design find theirway into the marketplace – notably, a yellow butter dishnotorious among knowledgeable dealers and collectors as afake.
Windsor, coincidentally another pattern from Jeanette, firstreached Depression-era consumers in 1936. Because of itspopularity – which translated to “sales” – Jeanettecontinued to produce Windsor for the next 11 years,completing its run in 1946. Also available in 37 pieces,Windsor could be bought in six colors: green, pink, blue,ruby, dark green, and crystal. The appeal of the Windsordesign lay in its similarity to the cut-glass look thatbecame so popular toward the end of the 1930s and lastedwell into the 40s.
These two patterns claim a place as classics amongcollectors, but so do many of the other 90 designs that liealphabetically between Adam and Windsor. Hopefully, yourappetite has been whetted enough to learn about at leastsome of the remaining patterns – like Avocado, the veryfirst pattern, made in 1923; or English Hobnail, firstmanufactured in 1928 and continuing on until 1983; orRadiance, a Depression-era glassware made well enough thatthe New Martinsville Glass Company eschewed the typicaldesigns used to cover up flaws in other patterns; or … thelist goes on.
Both the Adam and Windsor patterns, classics amongcollectors, are but two of the many patterns coveted byDepression Glass fans the world over. Hopefully this bit ofinformation about a fraction of the 90 designs that liebetween will suffice to whet the appetites of noviceDepression Glass aficionados enough to further theirknowledge of the rest. And once accomplishing this,patterns from the remaining dozen or so glassware companiesthat produced Depression Glass await investigation. It’seasy to see why Depression Glass collectors becomecollectors for life!
Until next time,
Murray Hughes http://www.DepressionGlassSecrets.com
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