Depression Glass Trivia
Depression glass facts make for interesting conversation,especially when you're at a convention or talking amongstother Depression glass aficionados. So here are a few itemsto get you started so you, too, can have some meaningfulknowledge to put on the plate when you and your Depressionglass collector friends gather ?round and chat.English Hobnail leads the pack as the design with around the most available pieces still out there for collectors.Westmoreland Glass Company produced the English Hobnailpattern from the late 1920s to the 1980s, with theDepression-era pieces made in eight different colors. Intotal, 175 pieces of this particular design were created.Rose Cameo, conversely, holds the record for the leastnumber of pieces available in a pattern. The BelmontTumbler Company held the patent for Rose Cameo, and onlysix pieces of this design made it to the marketplace: aplate, a footed sherbet, a footed tumbler, a berry bowl,and a 5-inch and 6-inch bowl. Because Belmont manufacturedonly tumblers and was trying to recover from a massivefire, experts speculate the actual production of this raredesign happened at the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, only afew miles away.
A six-piece set of tumblers ? the patternwas only made in green ? in mint condition can be had forbetween $150 and $175 (prices may have changed since I wrotethis).The Jeanette Glass Company breaks all records for coming upwith the most patterns. Jeanette made 11 patterns ofDepression glass between 1928 and 1946: Sunburst, Homespun,Swirl, Doric and Pansy, Windsor, Sunflower, Doric, Adam,Sierra, Floral, and Cherry Blossom.And then at the other end of the spectrum, the Fenton GlassCompany produced only a single pattern of Depression glass? the Lincoln Inn.Of the 200+ patterns of Depression glass created, footedsalt and pepper shakers from Hocking's Mayfair designdemand some of the very highest prices. Don't flinchwhen (or if) you have a close encounter with one: They gofor more than $9,000, which makes them 1 of the most expensiveitems of all Depression glass patterns at the time of writing this article.Hazel-Atlas produced the Aurora pattern in beautiful cobaltblue for one year only ? from 1937 to 1938.Jeanette and Federal glass companies manufactured the twomost reproduced patterns, Cherry Blossom and Madrid.Jeanette produced 43 pieces of the Cherry Blossom designfrom 1930 to 1939 in five colors. Federal's Madrid outputnumbered 45 pieces in five colors from 1932 to 1939. Thepopularity of these designs, of course, made reproductionsimpossible to avoid, but also makes the originalDepression-era versions that much harder to detect.This article, perhaps, may inspire you to dig deeper andfind out even more about the Depression glass productswe've all come to love.
Hopefully, with these bits andpieces of trivia, you've learned something you didn'talready know. If you haven't, then you need to be writingyour own articles on Depression glass trivia andenlightening the rest of us! But if you have benefited, youcan safely know that the next time you're sitting next tothat 40-year collector at convention, you, too, have morecomments to make than just about "all those pretty,Depression glass colors!" Until next time,
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The Cost of Money
The Cost of MoneyBy Published January 2000[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]If you're spending money to raise money for a private business,you're betting on a long shot. The odds are against you. There are tworeasons that investors prefer public company speculation. 1. If they see your business plan in trouble, they can sell theirstock and recover their risk capital.2.
The odds that your share price will outperform your balancesheet are overwhelming. Consider the Amazon.com share price against itsaudit. As a public company, Amazon.com has been a winner for manyinvestors. As a private business, would you have invested in it?When you are serious about raising risk capital, you are talkingabout taking your company public. It's the cost of going public thatfinancial professionals consider as the Cost of Money.In April 1999, it cost about $1.23 million to do an IPO (InitialPublic Offering)....
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Do You Think You Have Depression?
Do you have days where nothing can make you happy? You are not alone. I ignored my depressive thoughts about life for years. Unfortunately I didn't do anything to fix my situation until they became so dehabilitating that I had no choice.Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. In a given year, an estimated 22.1% of Americans aged 18 and older (about 1 in 5 adults) suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. According to the 1998 United States Census population estimate, this figure translates to 44.3 million people! In addition, 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the U.S.
and other developed countries are mental disorders, with major depression being the leading cause of disability.It is estimated that depression alone will occur in approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5% of the United States population aged 18 or above. If you are a woman, you are twice as likely than a man (12% vs. 6.6%) to be affected by depression each...
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Depression After Delivery (DAD) is a nonprofit, national postpartum depression education/support organization
July 12, 2004, Raritan, NJ?The organization known as D.A.D. is asking for help. Depression After Delivery Inc., a national nonprofit providing support, education, and referral to families at risk during ante- and postpartum depression and related illnesses, is seeking to strengthen partnerships and collaborations so as to reach its 20th anniversary next year and beyond.Since its founding in 1985 by Nancy Berchtold, a Pennsylvania woman who experienced
postpartum complications, it has helped thousands of families with ante- and postpartum depression/psychosis (PPD) that, if unrecognized or inadequately treated, can result in tragic outcomes. D.A.D. offers a toll-free line, 1-800-944-4PPD, for families and professionals to obtain information.
It offers parent packs with national volunteer phone support network and support group listings, a national professional referral registry, professional pack with screening tools as well as publications and an educational video. D...
Depression After Delivery (DAD) is a nonprofit, national postpartum depression education/support organization
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Progesterone Cream and Pregnancy
Most women prefer to use the progesterone cream in small quantities during pregnancy. Studies indicate this reduces stretch marks caused due to pregnancy. Light usage does not seem to have any unpleasant effects on the fetus if the mother uses natural progesterone.
Alternatives to this cream or synthetic progesterone are known to have a number of side effects on both the mother and the fetus. Studies indicate that babies whose mothers used progesterone cream during pregnancy are surprisingly healthy and did not experience toxemia during birth.
Most doctors these days recommend the usage of this cream during pregnancy or right after delivery. Mothers should stop applying the cream a couple of weeks before delivery in most cases. It can be applied on breasts, lower back, abdomen, or thighs to prevent stretch marks.
Some mothers use some dosage during the first six months of pregnancy and increase the dosage during the last...
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