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Carnival Glass was made around the turn of the century by various glass companies. It has an iridescent finish on a base glass; differing bases being of differing colors. There are companies today who are reproducing new glass of this "Carnival" style. They have obtained - from companies who have gone out of business - old molds from the original time frame, and are using those, but the glass itself is new. My focus is on the original, vintage Carnival Glass pieces. This is a water glass set made by the Imperial Glass Co, in WV. The pattern for this piece is known as 474. I also have the matching punchbowl set with cups. 

 

These two pieces of glass are "samples" from the Fenton Art Glass factory, still operating in Williamstown, West Virginia. The mulberry coloring of the first piece is difficult to make. The bottom of the piece is a cobalt color that shades gradually to a rich violet at the top. " Samples" are one-of-a-kind pieces that are made for various reasons. Most often, a sample is made to display to the Fenton family, who then decides if they want to include the piece in their regular run line. Samples that are not chosen are sent to the Gift Shop to be sold. The second piece is a red carnival paisley pattern candy box with lid. This one is also a "sample". The Fenton company decided not to release this piece in their regular line either, so it remains a rare one-of-a-kind. Fenton is one of the few companies that ever produced true red carnival. The Fenton Art Glass Co is getting ready to celebrate its centennial next year, 2005.

This is an Ebony Crest basket made in 1968. There were only 200 pieces made, and not many of them are left! It's hand-painted, and has what they call "frit", which is the frosted looking detail on the flowers. Frit was made by using crushed glass particles on the surface, then reheating.

These are a matching set of Fenton animals. They were issued this year as QVC exclusives, and are hand-painted. The color is Periwinkle, which is now a retired color!

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