Fenton Label History
Presented below are the various Fenton labels used from 1921
through the present. For a complete list of Fenton logos used from
1970 to the present,
click
here.
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Illustrated Labels
are from
1921 - 2005 |
Circa 1921
Color: Only black and white copy available. |
Circa 1925
Color: The outer rim
and printing is
silver and background is ivory. |
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Circa 1939
Color: Blue - part of the
company
letterhead. |
Circa 1939
to 1947-48
Color: Silver label
with silver print
and
greenish-yellow background. Two styles used: Handmade in
America by Fenton and Handmade by Fenton. |
Circa
1940-41
Color: Red and white; may have
been used for shop samples. |
Circa 1949
to 1952-53
Colors: Yellow on
silver: 1949
Yellow: 1950
Brown: 1950
Blue: 1950 - 1952-53
Gold: 1950 - 1952-53 |
Circa
1949-50 to 1957
Color: Used on Milk Glass in
two designs. Dark background is red with silver print and 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.
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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 "glassworker"
label has rounded edges. |
Circa 1982 to 1985
Color: White & black, used on handpainted items, with other labels.
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Circa 1985
to 1996
Color: Silver & black. Bottom
portion is for price & it can be removed. three styles used: Handmade, Handpainted and Quality Giftware.
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Circa 1990
to 1995
Color: Silver and black This label
was used on special order items such as QVC, and does not list price
information. |
Circa 1997 to Current
Color: Silver and
black Three styles
were used: Handmade, Handpainted and Quality Giftware. The price portion was
separate from the label.
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Circa 2000
Color: Silver & black
Used on all ware to denote our 95th Anniversary.
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Circa 2005
Color: Silver & black
Used on all ware to denote our 100th Anniversary.
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Suggested
Fenton
Reading:
FENTON Handcrafted American
Glass Artistry
Fenton 1955 50th Anniversary Catalog Reprint
Review of Fenton's Milk Glass, Revised Edition
Fenton Collector Essentials
5-Book Set |
Fenton Glass -The First Twenty-Five Years
Especially For QVC...(softbound)
Especially For QVC...(hardback)
Fenton Glass -The Second Twenty-Five Years
Fenton Glass - The 1980s Decade |
Please note:
Some of the reference titles are currently
out of stock. Check with your local Fenton dealer, book seller or
library.
Click here to view Fenton history
through photographs. |