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  1. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    For about 30 yr. I've had these 5 small dishes, and I have no idea of the names of the pattern/maker or age. Just thought of them as hobnail. I thought they were identical until I took pictures to post. Now it appears that the coloring toward the rims isn't identical. Some are have slightly more blue.
    The 5 appear to be a pale blue/grey when stacked together, when apart they are more of a pale grey cloud color. Any help identifying them, or even letting me know whether they are actually 2 different makers/patterns would be appreciated.

    When held up to the light, looking straight into the bowl, each of them has 3 lines (mold lines I assume) leading out towards the rim.

    TIA

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  2. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    This is just my best guess wait for others who know more.
    I think MAYBE
    Fenton Hobnail Opalescent Crimped Bowls???

    They are very pretty.
     
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  3. Bdigger

    Bdigger Well-Known Member

    I don't think they are Fenton. The ruffles don't look right for fenton and the Hobs are too pointy. But I could be wrong.
     
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  4. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    I found Fenton Opalescent Crimped items at Replacements, and they have a very similar look. I didn't see bowls of this size/edge treatment, but you could be correct, pearls. I can't say for sure that the hobnails looked as pronounced, however.

    Thank you both for sounding in. So, possibly Fenton. Think i'll see if there are other established firms that produced hobnail style glassware.
     
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  5. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Anchor Hocking also made this and called it Moonstone. But they didn't make that tight of crimp, and I don't think Fenton did either.

    You might check out companies like Kemple, LG Wright, and LE Smith. Might be a wild goose chase.
     
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  6. Cherryhill

    Cherryhill Well-Known Member

    If you wish to sell it, call it Fenton. If it is, someone will want it. If it isn't lots of folks will tell you what it really is.
     
  7. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    I will happily chase that goose, and if I find a match, i'll let you know.
    These are keepers for me; 30 yrs ago someone's excess became my treasures. And so it goes....
     
  8. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

    Most likely Fenton Glass.
     
  9. silverthwaite II

    silverthwaite II Well-Known Member

    Methinks they may be finger bowls; try searching that way.
     
  10. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    Thank you... I think searching under "finger bowls" will help narrow it down, and boy does this search need narrowing.
    Properly speaking, would the top rim be referred to as crimped or ruffled?
    TIA
     
  11. msgood2shoe

    msgood2shoe Well-Known Member

    Fenton's hobs are fairly pointy, IMHO. Anchor Hocking's aren't, they look like half balls. I don't know if they are or aren't Fenton.
     
  12. quirkygirl

    quirkygirl likes pretty old things

    No concrete info to add :(
    Just posting here so that I can more easily follow this thread as I think I have some of those same bowls.
     
  13. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Could it be that Fenton made it for another company to market.

    I think Fenton called it crimped. Sellers call it ruffled. Just my best guess.
     
  14. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    I can't tell the size for sure. Please post measurements for one bowl rather than lay a ruler down. I'm too old to try and do the math. I wasn't that good at it in school and I'm certainly not good at it now. But I digress.

    Anyway, I pulled out my Fenton Hobnail book (Whitmyer) to see if I could help. Fenton had a mold #389 for a 6" Bonbon. They appear to have twisted it every which way to create different edge treatments. They made #389 in oval, square, flared, triangle, plate, and double crimp bonbons, all from the same mold. Your shape looks like the flared. The #389 mold does show 3 rows of hobnails and it was done in French Opalescent. The book says the size varies between 5" and 6" across depending on the crimp. Dates are 1940-1952.
    Don
     
  15. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

    I believe that they are called Berry Bowls/
     
  16. fenton

    fenton Well-Known Member

  17. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    The ebay listing looks like the same style, but doesn't reference a maker.

    They measure 5 1/8 inches across the top; the base is 2 7/8 inches across; and height is 1 1/2 inches. I appreciate everyone's efforts. I had no idea that the use of one mold could result in so many shapes.
    There are 5 rows of nubs; only the top 3 have color.
     
  18. George Nesmith

    George Nesmith Well-Known Member

    Opalescent glass is a form of "heat sensitive" glass. The white is caused when bone as is included in the glass formulae and the item is reheated after being removed from the mold. The heated parts turn white the rest stays the original color.
     
  19. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    Looks like Fenton to me also. One of the early 1940s version of the BonBon. I've noticed that older clear glass can go gray as it ages. I have some EAPG like that.
     
  20. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    Thank you everyone for your input. After a lot of image searching on google, I've come to believe that these are Anchor Hocking Moonstone opalescent. Not 100% sure.

    HOPE this helps, Quirkygirl.
     
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