Depression glass

American  

noun

1. inexpensive, machine-pressed, usually translucent glassware, including dishware, vases, etc., mass-produced in the U.S. from the late 1920s to the 1940s and often used as giveaways, as to induce customers to buy goods or movie tickets.

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Example Sentences

Depression glass clubs across the country, including the National Depression Glass Association, also have shows where you can buy from experts.

From Washington Post

Other terms — Vaseline glass and Depression glass, for example — came later and apply more specifically to lighter yellow glass and glass made during the Great Depression, respectively.

From Washington Post

“If you’re saving and categorizing by collection, you can have a pretty good list of vendors, so you can tell yourself, ‘I know I like this vendor for Depression glass and I know there’s something I will want later.’

From Seattle Times

There’s a resemblance, mainly in the colors, between Williams Sonoma’s shimmering new line of glass citrus cross-section plates and vintage Depression glass.

From New York Times

Images of the sun depicted in floor tiles in the house match those on depression glass decanters that the Greensfelders would have used to store wine.

From Washington Times