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Fenton Glass Bells. The Festival of the Bells Committee sold commemorative bells featuring many historical buildings and churches throughout the county for 20 years. These bells were produced by the Fenton Art Glass Company and featured artwork by local artists, Mike Bick and Stacia Burke. Each bell was a unique color and shape.
The bell is dated 1984 and is 6-1/4 inches tall. This bell appeared, in blue, in Fenton's 1987 - 1988 catalog. Fenton Art Glass Collectors Association - These Green Opal bells were FAGCA's 1991 convention souvenir. Frank L Fenton - These bells have the same design as the HOACGA Frank L. Fenton souvenirs but they are not for HOACGA. They ...
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Over the years, I’ve bought and sold many pieces of Fenton glass, but only realized recently that I seem to have created yet another “accidental collection.” This time of small vases, including six by Fenton. I’ve been buying small vases for several years now and have used them for my kid’s dandelion bouquets and other small flowers like violets an...
In 1905, John and Frank Fenton of Ohio opened the Fenton Glass Company. Initially they focused on painting “blank” glassware. But eventually, they moved to West Virginia, which had the raw materials needed for glass production, and began producing their own glassware–with great success. Fenton entered the glass market in 1908 with the introduction ...
To create any given piece of Fenton art glass, master craftsman would blow molten glass into hand-carved molds. Pieces were then removed after cooling and reheated to allow the artisans to create Fenton’s signature flirty edges or special spouts. Items like pitchers and baskets would receive hand-blown handles and pieces with more than one part, li...
Look for a Fenton paper tag, the Fenton raised mark (“Fenton” in an oval), “F” in an oval, indicating another company’s mold was used (1983+). (See below for more info on marks.)Fenton produced quality glass, so you should not find any defects like bumps or air bubbles, unless it is a second (look for a star, rose, or block letter “F,” which denotes a second).Glass from the 1970’s onward typically contains the “Fenton” mark as described above and seen below.Fenton is known for their darling ruffles.Prior to 1970, Fenton adhered paper labels to most of its merchandise; unfortunately, they were easily removed and lost in many cases. And even after 1970, they continued to use paper labels on some of their products. You can find examples of Fenton’s paper labels at this Fenton Glass resource. Here are four examples of Fenton marks used through th...
The $10 million question regarding most collectibles, is “What’s it worth?” Another version of that question would be “Is Fenton glass valuable?” or “Are people buying even Fenton glass?” To learn more about values, check out the price guide in my Member Library, which you can get access to when you SUBSCRIBE HERE. In this post, I’ll be sharing pri...
In 1907, Fenton introduced a reasonably priced line of carnival glass (the first of its kind) modeled after expensive, irridescent Tiffany glass. They initially referred to it as “Iridill.” Ultimately they produced over 130 patterns(!). Production ceased in the 1920’s, but began again in the 1970’s (through 2011), using the raised italics Fenton ma...
Introduced in 1947, Fenton’s coin dot pattern is highly sought after; the most popular color is cranberry opalescent. Production ceased in 1964. Coin Dot 6″ Double Crimped Vase (#1456) :This beautiful cranberry vase was introduced in 1948 and discontinued in 1964. An identical piece sold for $30 on eBay (2023). This vase also comes in honeysuckle a...
Ruby 8″ Candy Dish:Beautiful hand-painted decoration makes this ruby candy dish a stand-out. Signed and dated 1979 on the back, the same piece sold recently on eBay for $50 (2023). Unfortunately, I was unable to determine the name of this pattern or whether Fenton made it in other colors. Note that pieces signed by a Fenton family member typically ...
Fenton dipped its toe into the Hobnail market in the 1930’s when it created a French opalescent Hobnail bottle for Wrisley Cologne that turned out to be wildly popular. They based the bumpy pattern on similar Victorian era glass known as “dew drop,” (The Spruce Crafts). They added the highly successful pattern to their line in the 1939 and collecto...
The Fenton Art Glass Company is a glass manufacturer founded in 1905 by brothers Frank L. Fenton and John W. Fenton. History. The original factory was in an old glass factory in Martins Ferry, Ohio, in 1905. [1] . The factory at one time was owned by the former West Virginia Glass Company. [2] .
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For Sale - Vintage Glass from Hob Heaven Antiques on Ruby Lane - A Frank L. Fenton, Founder of Fenton Glass, Plum Opalescent commemorative bell. Not only the Founder but Designer and Chief Executive Officer 1905-1948 of Fenton Art Glass.
Pre-owned vintage Frank Fenton Bell in excellent condition with the original price sticker. This is a beautiful plum purple carnival glass medallion bell. 6.75" Height 3" Diameter Simply stunning!
