As a result of the glass pressing and molding process, depression glass often had flaws. This pitcher, pictured to the left, has an example of a flaw that often resulted from the process. The dip in the rim of the pitcher was probably a result of the molten glass mixture not completely filling out the mold, or of the glass "slipping" when it was taken out of the mold (Florence 48). Other flaws that often occured in all depression glass included air bubbles, excess glass pieces, as well as inconsistent coloring within sets (because it was hard to match exact color from batch to batch) (Pickvet 288). Manufactures often used lacy patterns on their dinnerware to help hide some of the flaws that resulted from the process (Kovel 3). Despite these flaws that were often present, the depression glass was still very popular, because it gave lower and middle class families a chance to obtain something that was only previously available to the upper class individuals.