"In 1933, with the Great Depression at its height, consumers were on the hunt for affordable kitchen and dishwares. Pennsylvania's McKee Glass Company added green scrap glass to its opaque formula, producing an inexpensive product with a novel color that satisfied that demand. Following suit, Jeannette Glass began producing what they coined ""Jadite."" In 1942, Anchor Hocking copied the look with their Fire-King line of ""Jade-ite."" Benefitting from a post-World War II economic boom, the line sold more than 25 million pieces over the next decade. Today, these prized picks are still popular with collectors."
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