Tyrone Power Movie Poster Bio
Tyrone Power – 20th Century Fox Star in Action Biography Ad. This 8 x 10 Movie Star picture advertisement was presented by 20th Century-Fox Pictures Studio featuring Tyrone Power’s photo on one side and biography on the other. Poster also depicts scenes from the film “Johnny Apollo!”
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This is L.E. Smith circa 1940’s Moon & Stars pattern coffee canister in Amberina color. Canister jar measures 7” tall by 4-1/4” wide and is in mint condition, the vivid Amberina color just stunning.
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Pfaltzgraff Gourmet Brown Drip Spoon RestThis is Pfaltzgraff Gourmet Brown Drip pattern spoon rest dish shaped like a perculator or old fashioned coffee pot.
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A Collector’s Vocabulary List – Reprinted from Doris Yeske “Depression Glass – A Collector’s Guide”
Every collector of Depression Glass must have a thorough understanding of the terminology of this glass. You need to know more than the prices. A good understanding of the table settings of the past is a must. The words, “nappy”, “salver”, and “bon-bon” are totally unfamiliar to the novice collector. Listed below are some of the common and significant Depression Glass terms:
Amethyst: a light pastel purple.
Amber: a brownish-yellow color.
AOP: an abbreviation for “all over pattern”.
Berry bowl: a small bowl usually 3 to 4 inches used for serving fruits, sauces and desserts. The large bowl is called the master bowl.
Bon-bon: a small uncovered candy dish.
Bread and butter plate: a 6 inch plate for the bread and butter.
Bride’s basket: an art-glass bowl in a silver-plated stand or frame used for display around 1900.
Butter ball or confectioner’s dish: a tiny glass plate used for serving or a shallow glass which has a long center pole with closed handles at the top.
Butter dish: a covered dish round or rectangular that held butter on the table.
Cake plate: a large flat plate with three short legs.
Camphor glass: frosted glass.
Candelabrum: a candlestick lamp stand, or chandelier with two or more branches.
Carafe: a bottle used for serving wine or water.
Cheese dish: similar to a covered butter dish with the bottom usually flatter.
Chop plate: a large serving plate.
Claret: a stemmed glass for serving claret wine.
Closed handles: solid tab handles.
Coaster: a glass line sometimes used as an ash tray.
Cobalt blue: a dark, deep blue color.
Comport: a long stemmed dish for candy, fruit, etc.
Concentric rings: circles within circles.
Console bowl: a low oval or round bowl about 12 inches long. This was produced with a matching pair of candlesticks so the set could be used in the center of a long table.
Crackle glass: a glassware with a surface resembling cracked ice.
Cream soup: a two-handled soup dish.
Crimped: a pinching effect on the top of a bowl or other dish.
Demitasse: a smaller than normal cup with saucer.
Domino tray: usually a square tray-like piece made to hold the cream pitcher within the center ring surrounded by domino sugar cubes.
Ebony: a black color.
Epergne: an elaborate, tiered center piece consisting of a metal frame with dishes, vases, or candleholders made of glass, silver or porcelain made to hold ivy or flowers.
Etched: a design cut into the glass with acid.
Fake: to impart a false likeness.
Fired-on: color applied and baked on the dish.
Fluted: a scalloped edge.
Frog: a heavy glass with holes for holding flowers.
Goblet: a drinking glass with a stem.
Gravy boat: an oval shaped bowl with a spout for serving gravy.
Grill plate: a divided plate, usually large, introduced during the 1930s.
Jadite: an opaque, light green color.
Luncheon plate: an 8” or 9” plate, smaller than a dinner plate.
Mayonnaise bowl: an open cone shaped comport.
Milk glass: white opaque glass, usually heavy.
Mint: this is a common word any Depression Glass collector will hear over and over again. It refers to perfect, undamaged items with no scratches that looks as if it just came from a store. If the item is in the original box that definitely adds to the value. This is known as “mint in the box” and is the best a collector can hope for.
Monax: a white color.
Motif: the design on the glass.
Nappy: a round or oval dish with a flat bottom and sloping sides about 6 inches in diameter. An all-purpose dish used for puddings, ice cream, peas, apple sauce, or other juicy foods.
Opalescent: showing a display of colors like that of opal.
Parfait: a tall ice cream dish used for sundaes in soda fountains.
Platter: an oval or oblong shaped meat dish.
Rayed: spoke-like design on glass bottoms.
Reissue: to issue again.
Relish dish: an oblong pickle dish.
Reproduction: a likeness.
Rose bowl: a small, curved-in edged bowl.
Ruby: a deep red color glass.
Salad plate: a 7” to 7-1/2” plate for serving salads.
Salver: a round tray or platter on a high stem used for serving desserts or tea sandwiches.
Sandwich server: a center handled serving plate, or a salver.
Sherbet: a small, usually footed dessert dish.
Spoon holder: a vase-like container used to hold spoons on the dining table.
Stemmed glasses: there are special names for stemmed glasses of various sizes and shapes; cordial, wine, claret, champagne and water.
Table set: a matching sugar bowl, creamer, spoon holder and butter dish.
Tid bit: a two or three layer serving piece with a metal upright and handle. Also called a hors-d’oeuvres or cookie plate.
Topaz: a bright yellow color.
Torte plate: a large round plate with short raised sides.
Trivet: a three-footed hot plate.
Tumbler: drinking glass with no stem.
Ultra-marine: a blue-green color.
Water set: a pitcher with matching tumblers and, sometimes, a matching tray in cut or pressed glass.
Amber: a brownish-yellow color.
AOP: an abbreviation for “all over pattern”.
Berry bowl: a small bowl usually 3 to 4 inches used for serving fruits, sauces and desserts. The large bowl is called the master bowl.
Bon-bon: a small uncovered candy dish.
Bread and butter plate: a 6 inch plate for the bread and butter.
Bride’s basket: an art-glass bowl in a silver-plated stand or frame used for display around 1900.
Butter ball or confectioner’s dish: a tiny glass plate used for serving or a shallow glass which has a long center pole with closed handles at the top.
Butter dish: a covered dish round or rectangular that held butter on the table.
Cake plate: a large flat plate with three short legs.
Camphor glass: frosted glass.
Candelabrum: a candlestick lamp stand, or chandelier with two or more branches.
Carafe: a bottle used for serving wine or water.
Cheese dish: similar to a covered butter dish with the bottom usually flatter.
Chop plate: a large serving plate.
Claret: a stemmed glass for serving claret wine.
Closed handles: solid tab handles.
Coaster: a glass line sometimes used as an ash tray.
Cobalt blue: a dark, deep blue color.
Comport: a long stemmed dish for candy, fruit, etc.
Concentric rings: circles within circles.
Console bowl: a low oval or round bowl about 12 inches long. This was produced with a matching pair of candlesticks so the set could be used in the center of a long table.
Crackle glass: a glassware with a surface resembling cracked ice.
Cream soup: a two-handled soup dish.
Crimped: a pinching effect on the top of a bowl or other dish.
Demitasse: a smaller than normal cup with saucer.
Domino tray: usually a square tray-like piece made to hold the cream pitcher within the center ring surrounded by domino sugar cubes.
Ebony: a black color.
Epergne: an elaborate, tiered center piece consisting of a metal frame with dishes, vases, or candleholders made of glass, silver or porcelain made to hold ivy or flowers.
Etched: a design cut into the glass with acid.
Fake: to impart a false likeness.
Fired-on: color applied and baked on the dish.
Fluted: a scalloped edge.
Frog: a heavy glass with holes for holding flowers.
Goblet: a drinking glass with a stem.
Gravy boat: an oval shaped bowl with a spout for serving gravy.
Grill plate: a divided plate, usually large, introduced during the 1930s.
Jadite: an opaque, light green color.
Luncheon plate: an 8” or 9” plate, smaller than a dinner plate.
Mayonnaise bowl: an open cone shaped comport.
Milk glass: white opaque glass, usually heavy.
Mint: this is a common word any Depression Glass collector will hear over and over again. It refers to perfect, undamaged items with no scratches that looks as if it just came from a store. If the item is in the original box that definitely adds to the value. This is known as “mint in the box” and is the best a collector can hope for.
Monax: a white color.
Motif: the design on the glass.
Nappy: a round or oval dish with a flat bottom and sloping sides about 6 inches in diameter. An all-purpose dish used for puddings, ice cream, peas, apple sauce, or other juicy foods.
Opalescent: showing a display of colors like that of opal.
Parfait: a tall ice cream dish used for sundaes in soda fountains.
Platter: an oval or oblong shaped meat dish.
Rayed: spoke-like design on glass bottoms.
Reissue: to issue again.
Relish dish: an oblong pickle dish.
Reproduction: a likeness.
Rose bowl: a small, curved-in edged bowl.
Ruby: a deep red color glass.
Salad plate: a 7” to 7-1/2” plate for serving salads.
Salver: a round tray or platter on a high stem used for serving desserts or tea sandwiches.
Sandwich server: a center handled serving plate, or a salver.
Sherbet: a small, usually footed dessert dish.
Spoon holder: a vase-like container used to hold spoons on the dining table.
Stemmed glasses: there are special names for stemmed glasses of various sizes and shapes; cordial, wine, claret, champagne and water.
Table set: a matching sugar bowl, creamer, spoon holder and butter dish.
Tid bit: a two or three layer serving piece with a metal upright and handle. Also called a hors-d’oeuvres or cookie plate.
Topaz: a bright yellow color.
Torte plate: a large round plate with short raised sides.
Trivet: a three-footed hot plate.
Tumbler: drinking glass with no stem.
Ultra-marine: a blue-green color.
Water set: a pitcher with matching tumblers and, sometimes, a matching tray in cut or pressed glass.
Wine set: is a decanter with matching wine glasses.
