Fenton Art Glass http://fenton--art--glass.com A blog dedicated to products from the Fenton Glass Company Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:36:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 What is Fenton Carnival Glass? http://fenton--art--glass.com/2009/11/13/what-is-fenton-carnival-glass/ http://fenton--art--glass.com/2009/11/13/what-is-fenton-carnival-glass/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:34:55 +0000 Fenton http://fenton--art--glass.com/?p=32 The Fenton Art Glass company was started in 1905 by brothers Frank and John Fenton, and soon after started producing Fenton carnival glass. It is widely believed to be first mentioned by the name “Iridill glass” in a trade magazine dating from October 1907.

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One of Fenton’s most popular designs is the hobnail glass. Fenton hobnail glass is extremely popular, here we will explore a little of the history and examine the popularity of the range in the present day.

Fenton hobnail glass is glassware with a regular pattern of small raised knobs, similar to the hobnail studs used on the soles of sports boots – which is where it gets its name.

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