This book serves as a companion price guide to Hazel Marie Weatherman's "Colored Glassware of the Depression Era, Book 1." It aims to provide collectors and enthusiasts with current market values for items discussed in the primary volume. The guide focuses on the economic aspect of collecting Depression-era glassware, offering a snapshot of its worth in 1984.

This specialized price guide is designed for a niche audience of collectors and dealers focused on Depression-era glassware. Its utility is directly tied to its accuracy as a reference for market values at the time of its publication. The book's purpose is to provide a tangible resource for assessing the worth of items detailed in its companion volume, serving as a historical marker for the collectibles market.