Pieces made in the 1980s have the number eight under the letter "n" in the logo, pieces from the 1990s have the number nine and pieces made in the 2000s have a 0 in the same place.
By 1974, Fenton was putting their logo on all the pieces they made. In 1970, the company added their logo to the bottom of their "Original Formula" Carnival Glass pieces to distinguish them from their older Carnival Glass pieces. Fenton, Frank's son, took over as President of the company. Over the next thirty years, they continued to expand Fenton Art Glass, despite a large number of glass factories closing down. "Bill" Fenton immediately stepped in and took over the positions of President and Vice President, respectively. In the late 1940s, the top three members of Fenton's management died. The Hobnail pattern glass would become the top-selling line and allowed the Fenton company to exist during WWII and to expand after the war. In 1940, Fenton started selling Hobnail items in French Opalescent, Green Opalescent and Cranberry Opalescent. The bottles were made in French opalescent glass with the hobnail pattern. Towards the end of the Great Depression they also produced perfume bottles for the Wrisley Company in 1938.
At the same time, they continued creating new colors. ĭuring the Great Depression and World War II, Fenton produced practical items (such as mixing bowls and tableware) due to shortages. Towards the end of 1907, the Fenton brothers were the first to introduce carnival glass, which later became a popular collector's item. But the many different colors were the work of Jacob Rosenthal, a famous glass chemist who is known for developing chocolate and golden agate glass. From 1905 to 1920, the designs made there were heavily influenced by two other glass companies: Tiffany and Steuben. įrank Fenton was the designer and decorator. In 1908 John Fenton left the company and founded the Millersburg glass company in Millersburg, OH. The first year for glass production was 1907. They moved across the Ohio River to Williamstown, West Virginia, and built a factory in 1906. At first they painted glass blanks from other glass makers, but started making their own glass when they became unable to buy the materials they needed. The factory at one time was owned by the former West Virginia Glass Company. The original factory was in an old glass factory in Martins Ferry, Ohio in 1905. 8 Continuing the glass bead jewelry tradition.
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