How wonderful it is to look forward to those bountiful Thanksgiving feasts complete with turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings! A meal like that usually includes a cranberry dish of some sort. Not a real cranberry fan? Well, how about a few pieces of beautiful cranberry glass instead? Whet your appetite for collecting this gorgeous glass while learning about the extraordinary history, craftsmanship and a touch of lovely gold behind all that glimmer.
Read Collect a Crop of Cranberry Glass to find out more.

I've just updated my Depression Glass Price Guide with a couple of new items and some updated values to help you identify and price your fall glass finds. One of them is the beautiful cobalt blue Moderntone cream soup bowl shown here. Did one like it recently sell on eBay for for $5.50, $55 or $550? Visit the updated price guide to find out!

Finding ways to show appreciation on Veteran's Day takes many forms, including taking a look back at the traditions of yesteryear and the significance they had in the lives of service personnel and their families. Thinking along these lines, one of my favorite World War II topics happens to be sweetheart jewelry. When these mementos were given and received more than 60 years ago, they held special meaning. This significance lives on today through collectors of military memorabilia and vintage jewelry lovers alike. Read Let Me Call You Sweetheart to learn more.

I've recently updated my Pottery and Porcelain Marks Gallery to include a few more examples since that's always a popular area for research on the site. Do you recognize the mark shown here? Honestly, I didn't realize this company didn't actually produce the china bearing its mark until I did a little research.