Mid Century Milk Glass

A delightful collection of vintage white milk glass

Fenton Glass Company stopped making their traditional glassworks in 2011.  The Ohio company (also known by some to be a West Virginia company although the original glass factory was located in Martins Ferry Ohio) is still in existence but has changed focus to art glass and jewelry items.  It sold off it's proprietary glass recipes and molds in 2011.

I can't help but still find the traditional white milk glass to be some of the most charming and collectible.  Their signature hob nail look (the slightly rounded raised bumps) has been often imitated but rarely done well. It is in fact their hob nail milk glass line that enabled the company to become such a success.  During the Great Depression era, they focused on making functional glasswares that could be used in everyday households.

Since my mother and my grand mother had some Fenton milk glass around the house, it is a piece of vintage glass ware that I equate with the comfort of home and the nostalgia of my childhood.  Sweet times.  Happy memories.  Since the genuine Fenton article is no longer being produced, their glassware is and will continue to be sought after and valued.