FENTON WHITE HOBNAIL CANDY DISH GLASS DECOR ABT 1940

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F E N T O N W A R E C A R N I V A L G L A S S This wonderful older piece of history is in fine shape for her age. She dates in the 1940's. I can not find a flaw on her. Proud to hold candy or dried fruit chips she can still hold up to any new dish in town. Below is a link to show you around about the year when the my lady was made. I have shown in one of the pictures, her imprint showing the Fenton authenticity. To give yourself a little education if you don't know. I am not saying that you need it, but if you do, I am giving you the benefit so you don't have to search around. Enjoy! /history/labels.htm Our History Fenton Art Glass Company is the largest manufacturerof handmade colored glass in the United States.The Fenton Art Glass Company was founded in 1905 byFrank L. Fenton and his brother John W. Fenton in an old glassfactory building in Martins Ferry, Ohio. They began by painting decorations on glass blanks made by other glass manufacturers.Soon, being unable to get the glass they needed, they decided to produce their own glass. The first glass from the new Fenton factoryin Williamstown, West Virginia, was made on January 2, 1907. Frank L. Fenton's desire to develop new and unusual colors helped to keep Fenton in the forefront of the handmade art glass industry. During the years from 1905 to the 1920's, Fenton design read more