I keep seeing people call these old glass jars 'depression glass' when they're not

At a big outdoor market in Lancaster last weekend, I must have heard three different sellers call any clear or colored glass dish from the 50s or 60s 'depression glass'. That's not right. Real depression glass is from the 1930s, it's often thinner, and has specific patterns like 'Cherry Blossom'. I found a pink saucer with the right marks for $4, but the guy at the next stall was calling a thick green ashtray from the 70s by the same name. It matters because people are paying way too much for stuff that isn't what they think. I only know this because my grandma collected the real thing and taught me. Has anyone else run into this mix-up with glassware?

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dixon.daniel1mo ago

A thick green ashtray from the 70s? That's not even close to depression glass.

calebrivera1mo ago

My aunt's into antiques and she said the same thing, it drives her nuts lol. She told me some sellers just use the name for any old colored glass now.