Posted 7 months ago
LoetzBuddies
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Fenton produced off-hand art glass for one year in 1925. They gave the glassblowers a one year contract but at the end of the contract sales were slow and the warehouse was full. It was too expensive to produce.
I read that they sold off stock to employees at 50 CENTS a vase.
Photo : courtesy Skinner where purchased
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Wish we had a list of former company employees at that time....i'd be searching for decendants!!!....love Fenton Mosaic!
there aren't too many Fenton pieces that are truly attractive but this line was.