vintage marigold carnival glasses with price tags - Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty Images Browsing your local secondhand shop is a great way to score unique, rare, and valuable items at unbelievably low ...

Carnival glass shimmers with an iridescent, irresistible glow, and while it was once a dime-store staple, it has since become collectors’ treasure. Unlike depression glass, which is delicate and ...

Low-cost molded or pressed glass with an iridescent finish had many names in the very early 20th century. First sold as inexpensive molded and pressed decorative wares, at a time when fine glass was ...

If there is a single material that plays an ornamental role in almost every home in America, it is glass. We all have some, whether in artwork, bowls, drinking vessels, pitchers, statuary, vases or a ...

Q: I have several pieces of carnival glass, but I can't find any maker's marks. The carnival glass on eBay all has marks. Any info? A: Here are two news flashes: First, any smart collector does a ...

Randy Clark, left, with Dexter City Auction Gallery, and Chris Sieverdes, right, founder of the Millersburg Glass Museum in Millersburg, Ohio, hold a rare carnival glass vase which sold for a record ...

The big item in this month’s collectibles is an autograph book containing what appears to be the signature of Chief Joseph, a famous leader of Oregon’s Nez Perce Tribe. His story may be especially ...

Why they’re special: Carnival glass had its heyday around the turn of the last century. The Fenton Art Glass Co., which opened in 1905 in West Virginia, turned out thousands of pieces of the sparkly ...

Although a distinct kind of glassware from around 80 years ago, this stuff includes or resembles several other kinds of glass from about the same time. Collectors not only have all this to sort ...

Q: My vase belonged to my mom, but I know nothing else about it. It is marked on the bottom "Made in Japan." There is damage to the top. Does it have any value? — S.C. A: It is a Geisha Girl-pattern ...

In the 1930s, small colorful glass dishes were given away as premiums for purchasing sacks of flour or boxes of oatmeal or detergent. Well padded in the flour, a sturdy glass cup or bowl would survive ...