FREE: Fenton Milk Glass 8" Serving Dish Pre-1970

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Fenton Milk Glass Silver Crest 8" Bonbon Dish or Serving Bowl w/Fenton's silver crest piping around its flared and ruffled rim and measures 8" in diameter. (1)

Marks/Dates: ~1958, unmarked. Condition: Mint. No cracks, chips or other damage.

In 1970, the company added their logo to the bottom of some pieces to distinguish them from older pieces. In 1974, Fenton started putting their logo on all the pieces they made. Pieces made in the 1980s have the #8 under the letter "n" in the logo, pieces from 1990s have the #9, etc.(2)

DETERMINING ID MARKS: Milk glass has been around since the 16th century and now has become a popular type of glass for collector’s items around the house. Although milk glass can be quite easy to identify- milk glass looks like milky glass, usually in a white, opaque or bluish color, it can often be hard to identify the when, where and value of your milk glass pieces, but as in Fenton Milk Glass, prior to February 1970, have no marks.

DETERMINING TIME MADE: Although milk glass has been around since the 16th century, today’s collectable items usually stem from the 1840’s and newer. However, there are different degrees of value depending on the time period, as those made in the 19th century are considered quite valuable, but those made in the early 20th century during World War ll are considered most valuable.

DETERMINING COLOR: In most instances, the deeper the white color of the glass, the better the quality of the milk glass. Deeper white milk glass tends to come from the 19th century and is usually considered more valuable. Milk glass that was made in the 1880’s is usually duller in color and more opaque than milky white. To determine if your dishes, cups, etc are in fact milk glass, always look for the ‘milky’ color- that thick, creamy texture.(3)

(1)http://www.milkglassandmore.com/fentonglasssilvercrest8inchbonbon7428-sc
(2)www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton_Art_Glass_Company
(3)http://milkglass.org/identification.html