Fenton Art Glass Patterns 1939-1980: Identification & Value Guide (Fenton Art Glass) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Margaret Whitmyer, Kenn Whitmyer
Publisher: Collector Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 264518
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1574323849
Dewey Decimal Number: 748.2975422
EAN: 9781574323849
ASIN: 1574323849
Publication Date: June 27, 2004
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Product Description
This revised edition showcases thousands of pieces in color with many original catalog reprints. It picks up where the authors' first Fention volume left off, this time concentrating on the years 1939 to 1980. Popular shapes such as Hobnail, Crest, Spiral Optic, and over 30 additional featured patterns are showcased using full-page, detailed photographs in conjunction with catalogs. There are 60 new and revised photographs, including lamps and pieces decorated by other companies. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Margaret Whitmyer and her husband, Kenn, have written many popular books - Collector's Encyclopedia of Hall China, Fenton Art Glass, 1907 - 1939, Fenton Art Glass Patterns, 1939 - 1980, Bedroom & Bathroom Glassware, and Children's Dishes. Their books are well-known in their fields. REVIEW: This book is a revised edition with current collector values and new photographs and catalog reprints. It contains valuable facts and insight from Frank Fenton himself. This book looks in-depth at the regular line production of Fenton's major patterns over four decades. It is divided alphabetically into four major chapters covering the specific patterns - Coin Dot, Crests, Hobnail, and Spiral Optic. Each chapter is also divided into the various colors in which the pattern was produced.
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Identifies Pieces In Your Grandmother's China Cabinet June 23, 2008
This is a thorough book and one that I refer to often. It helps to identify many of those pieces you find in your grandmother's china cabinet. There is a lot of information about the various designs, colors and years of production. It's one of the handbooks that I constantly look to for information.
Great for Fenton lovers!! August 12, 2007
I got this gift for someone else, and they LOVE IT. All the information they were seeking was there, plus it helped price and identify the Fenton items they had.
The pictures in the book are beautiful, you can see every detail.
 Many photos, a lot of info, but difficult to use. March 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The lack of an index makes this book difficult to use efficiently. The only guide is the table of contents which divides the book by pattern, then color. If you want to look up a particular piece and you don't know the name of the pattern, you will have to look through the entire book to figure it out and hope the piece you have happens to be in this book. Likewise if you don't know the color name of the piece. With Fenton, what you think is pink might actually be called peach. Is what you have light blue, aqua or turquoise? You won't be able to figure it out unless you look at every possibility. If you happen to collect Fenton "Amberina" don't buy this book, there isn't any reference at all to that color.
I find the layout too busy and hard to look out. The black type on green background for the price guide adds to the busy look.
Yes, there are a lot of photos and info but in my opinion, the book really needs to be more well organized for me to call it a good book.
great information awesome pictures March 10, 2007
im a newer collector so i needed some reference guides.this book has tons of pictures, pricing and information from cover to cover..id recommend it to any fenton collector new or old
FentonGlass 1939-1980 January 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book is very helpful in identifying pieces. New Fenton lovers should buy this!
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