A collection of lighters and a lovely carnival glass bowl are reviewed in What’s It Worth? Contributed photos Contributed photos Readers’ questions about very different items are the topic of today’s ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: My beautiful 93-year-old auntie gave me this bowl that was her mother's. It is marked on the bottom with either an "N" or a "Z" in a circle. Can you provide some information on ...

Appraisal: Early 20th C. Carnival Glass Bowl, from Charleston, Hour 1. Watch David P. McCarron's appraisal of an Early 20th C. Carnival Glass Bowl, in Charleston, Hour 1.

DEAR JOE AND HELAINE: The enclosed photo is a dish measuring 8 inches wide and 11 inches long. There are no marks or identification on the bottom. It still has the original twisted-wire handle. It 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 ...

Elegant brands like the kind you can buy at expensive stores like Williams Sonoma can often be found at Costco for a fraction ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: My beautiful 93-year-old auntie gave me this bowl that was her mother’s. It is marked on the bottom with either an “N” or a “Z” in a circle. Can you provide some information on ...

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 ...