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 • Oct. 11, 2022

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 • Oct. 11, 2022

It will be on display in a section of the museum called the Collector’s Corner, where Roll has showcased everything from Depression glass to antique cuckoo clocks and Band-Aid tins collected by area residents.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2015

But the doctor shudders at the suggestion that he collects famous friends like some people collect Depression glass.

From New York Times • May 26, 2010

Stewart has collected a set of sobriquets just as she has Depression glass and vintage linens: nabob of nesting, for example, and doyenne of domesticity.

From Time Magazine Archive