“Bakelite, a form of plastics that we associate with kitchenware, jewelry, and radio cases, had it’s birth in 1907. Chemist Leo Hendrick Baekeland was working on developing effective insulating material for the burgeoning electricity industry. Utilizing a combination of pressure and high temperatures he discovered an amazingly versatile and resilient material that many have come […]

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My sister-in-love, Jacque, in Florida has a set of Metlox Pottery in the Poppy Trail Ivy pattern - which matched her home decor in her home in Oklahoma. Since moving to Florida, she has decided to sell all of it! We offer four unique items from her set on Grandma’s Treasures Online.
I read on about.us, […]

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Tanya, my cousin in Texas, has several gorgeous pieces of the pink depression glass on Grandma’s Treasures Online under Tanya’s Collection. Check it out!

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Depression glass is clear or colored translucent glassware that was distributed free, or at low cost, in the United States around the time of the Great Depression. The Quaker Oats Company, and other food manufacturers and distributors, put a piece of glassware in boxes of food, as an incentive to purchase.
More than twenty manufacturers made […]

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Looking for a specific collectible treasure? Describe your quest here. Perhaps our readers or admin can help you!

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Vintage glassware provides a backdrop for thousands of collectors to share info, ask questions, and keep the flow of history, education, and the pure delight of collecting - those lovely or unusual pieces of glass - alive and well. From Depression Glass to Fenton Art Glass to Early American Pattern Glass to Carnival Glass to […]

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I’m on a journey in search of collectible treasures.
For years, diminutive back roads had subjected me to slight collectible treasure contact. For example, in the 1970’s I decided I would like to collect candles – that is wax candles. I gathered these wax creatures and figures everywhere I traveled until one hot summer day, I […]

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Tell us about what you collect, when and how you got started, perhaps details about some of your most valuable treasures and sage advice to others on collecting.

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Vintage Metlox Pottery…have any? Collectors, please comment on your collection, what you have, how you happened to collect it and of course ask questions if you’d like, for other readers to share their information.

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Frankoma Pottery collectors! Comment on your treasures and ask questions.

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