Friday, September 10, 2010

Pink Lace Edge (Old Colony)

This pattern is near impossible to find without chips or more often cracks  in
the lace edge.  But these peices turned up locally a few weeks ago:


Pink Lace Edge Bowl - Top View
Pink Old Colony 7.5 HTF salad bowl (ribbed bottom)
The butter bottom looks the same as the salad bowl but without the ribbing in the base.

And also this lovely piece:  (on ebay- Lace Edge Plate) I have 3 listed so don't stop with this one. Check out the other 2 also!
Pink Lace Edge or Old Colony Depression Glass 10 inch Plate






And this is what cracks look like when they start...but they get much much worse.....


Pink Lace Edge Creamer - Depression Glass by Hocking


Lace Edge is a pretty extensive pattern line - there are 4-5 bowls sizes and 4 plates sizes in 2 styles, tumblers in 3 sizes, a fish bowl type cookie jar, vases and a candy dish and butterdish with a few other pieces thrown in.

It was made by Hocking (before they got "anchored" in 1935 thru 1938.  They produced Crystal (very limited) gree and pink.  And honestly in 35+ years of collecting depression glass I don't remember EVER seeing green in this pattern, not even at shows.   Of course, I don't travel like we used to but still you'd think I'd have seen a picture.

Gene Florence in his guides has a Woolworth's picture that shows some "yellow" that looks satinized.  Never saw that either.  

One nice thing about this pattern is, it's never, to date, been reproduced so if you collect this, you know you're getting the real deal.

3 comments:

  1. So hard to find in good shape! They're beautiful.

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    1. ive got a piece in great shape its the biscuit jar no chips no cracks

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