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History of the Fenton Label   

Presented below are the various Fenton labels used from 1921 through the present.

Logos from 1921 - 2005

 

 

 

Circa 1921.

Color: Only a black & white copy available.

Circa 1925.

Color: Outer rim & printing is silver and background is ivory.

Circa 1939.

Color: Blue - part of the letterhead.

Circa 1939 to 1947-48.

Color: Silver label & silver print and a greenish yellow background. There were 2 styles used - Handmade in America by Fenton & Handmade by Fenton.

Circa 1940-41.

Color: Red and white - may have been used for shop samples.

Circa 1949 to 1952-53.

Color: Yellow on silver - 1949.

Yellow - 1950.

Brown - 1950.

Blue - 1950 to 1952-53.

Gold - 1950 to 1952-53.

Circa 1949-50 to 1957.

Color: Used only on Milk Glass in 2 types. Dark background is red with silver print & light background is silver with red print.

Circa 1952-53 to 1957.

Color: Brown with silver print.

Gold (greenish yellow) with silver print. Foil with blue & silver.

Circa 1957 to 1971.

Color: Magenta and blue. The "worker" label.

Circa 1957 to 1971.

Color: Magenta & blue for Milk Glass. The print reads "Milk Glass Handmade."

Circa 1968 to 1982-85.

Color: Black & white. Used on handpainted items with other labels.

Circa 1970 to 1985.

Color: Black & gold. This "worker" label has rounded edges.

Circa 1982 to 1985.

Color: White & black, used on handpainted items, with other labels.

Circa 1985 to 1996.

Color: Silver & black. Bottom portion is for price & it can be removed. 3 styles used - Handmade, Handpainted and Quality Giftware.

Circa 1990 to 1995.

Color: Silver & Black. This label was used on special order items such as QVC, and does not list price information.

 

Circa 1997 to Current

Color: Silver & black. 3 styles used - Handmade, Handpainted and Quality Giftware. The price portion was separated from the label.

   

Circa 2000.

Color: Silver & black. Used on all ware to denote our 95th Anniversary.

Circa 2005.

Color: Silver & black. Used on all ware to denote our 100th Anniversary.

 

History of the Fenton Logo

Presented below are the various Fenton logos used from 1970 through the present, along with a definition of each. Fenton labels of various kinds were applied to glassware prior to 1970.

Logos from 1921 - 2005

 

 

 

In 2000, a small "0" was added to the Fenton logo to denote the 2000-2009 period. This is the logo you will likely see on glassware now available from Fenton retailers.

Added to the two 1995 Historic Collections in 2000 (Lotus Mist Burmese and Willow Green Opalescent).

Appears in Fenton moulds and also in all Verlys, Paden City and U.S. Glass moulds used at Fenton. The "9" indicates  produced in the decade of the nineties.

Beginning in 1983, the "Script F" appears in moulds acquired by McKee or other glass companies (Verlys, Paden City and U.S. Glass are exceptions). An "8" to denate the 1980s or a "9" to denote the 1990s may also appear. The "0" is used from 2000-2009.

Added to the 90th Anniversary 1995 Historic Collection.

In 1980, a small "8" was added to moulds to denote the decade of the eighties.

The "Fenton" logo is sandblasted onto pieces in which the mould logo may not show well. This logo is only used in moulds from Fenton, Verlys, Paden City and U.S. Glass. An "8" to donate the 1980s or a "9" to denote the 1990s may also appear. The "0" is used from 2000-2009.

Added to the 80th Anniversary collection in 1985.

 

Put into Carnival Glass only in 1970. Between 1972 and 1973, put in Hobnail and other ware. By 1975, almost all ware had the logo. Collectors wanted to see the logo in all our glass.

 

The Fenton script "F" has been inscribed on some blown ware or used as a special decal when the logo in the mould was not readable.

Added to the 75th Anniversary collection in 1980.

 

Logos used for

Fenton seconds

 

 

 

 

Earlier in the 1990s decade, seconds were marked with a "flame" that resembles a calligraphy-style S.

Solid or open single star sandblasted on the bottom or sides of "preferred seconds" sold primarily in the Fenton Gift Shop. Used June, 1996 - July, 1998. A double star was put on ware donated to Williamstown organizations for fundraising activities.

Replaced the star in August, 1998 on the bottom of "preferred seconds" sold primarily in the Fenton Gift Shop.

 

 

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