
The Collected Writings of
Gene Florence
Many appraisers would simply over look pieces of depression glass in an appraisal report. But I'm here to say that all appraisers should stop and take a look at the treasures that could be lurking in a cabinet. I agree that there are thousands of patterns and pieces that warrant little or no intrinsic value. But when you find those pieces that that do have value "Look Out." The study of depression glass is a fascinating topic. The term Depression Glass didn’t get its name until much later,When the first manufacturers decided to give this new glassware a try, they were hoping to start new trends, and they succeeded until the world started falling into the Great Depression. Depression glass is a great study about the backbone of the American glass industry.
One author, though there are several, that comes to my mind when I think of depression glass is that of Gene Florence. Mr. Florence is the most well known and published author in this field. His books which today run into the dozens of titles and literally hundreds of editions are invaluable to the study of this field. The latest editions sport great photos and an in depth history that you simply won't find anywhere. They do tend to lack in the area of bibliographies and references but I think that you can over look that for the great content that these books contains. And of course many will have "value guides" in the back but you should as always disregard these. The books in general I highly recommend to any appraisers book shelf. I myself and have the "Very Rare Glassware of the Depression Years" and "Elegant Glassware of the Depression Era" many many times.
Prices can run from the MSRP in the new books stores to a few dollars for older editions in second hand book stores and early collected editions can run upwards of $75.00 or more for certain titles and editions.
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