Vintage Fenton or Anchor-Hocking; Wrisley Hobnail Cologne-Bottle (No Stopper)

Description: Currently and until further notice – I can ship from within the US – handling time of 20 business days - as I am located in Canada but can arrange with a shipper to originate once per month from within the US. As that gap lessens, handling time will shorten.I am able to ship from within Canada to Canadian, US, and permitted International destinations - by Canada Post - Monday-Friday – not weekends, not holidays. Please contact seller for pricing and process information. Known for BEAUTIFUL COLOURS, Patterns, and attention to detail .... the Fenton Art Glass Co (known simply as "Fenton") was founded in 1905, OH - began production of their own product lines in 1907, WV.Offered here is a - Vintage FENTON Art-Glass Co. or Anchor-Hocking – Crystal-Clear-Glass with Opalescent-Milk-Glass Detailing - Wrisley Hobnail Cologne-Bottle - in near MINT - MOST-excellent, barely-used condition. There is NO Stopper offered here. These two bottles differ slightly in their measurements and proportions - clearly from different makers.ALL surfaces are SUPER-highly-glossy, shiny and clean. There are NO obvious chips, cracks nor flea-bites; No significant stains, scratches, rubs, nor hazing - any dark colour to the glass in photos is from internal reflections. The main colour of this Cologne Bottle is crystal-clear which transitions to fiery-opalescent, opal-white milk glass – more-so on the upper 1/4 of the bottle and within the interior of the hobnails on ~1/2 of the bottle.The design of the Cologne Bottle is elegant while also having good weight. The smooth neck flares open as it rises by three rounded steps from the bottle-proper to the top beaded opening. The bottle proper is globe shaped - with graduated hobnails (smallest near the neck) largest at the widest diameter, then a little smaller towards the subtle pedestal base. The surface is again smooth just above the base, over the pedestal, and bottom of the bottle. The center of the base s slightly recessed.There is no maker's mark nor paper sticker on either Cologne Bottle.Cologne Bottle #1 – Likely - Fenton - pictures 1-6This Bottle has more transluscent through the milk glass at the neck.This Cologne Bottle measures - ~ 4 5/8" in height; 1 1/2" in diameter across the opening, to the outer edge; the flat upper rim is 1/4" wide; the neck is 1 1/2" in height; the widest diameter is 4-4 1/4" in diameter; the pedestal base is 2" in diameter.Cologne Bottle #2 – Likely - Anchor-Hocking - pictures 7-12This Bottle has more opaqueness through the neck - with a visible transition of colour from clear to milk glass at the opening; the hobnails are more smoothed towards the bottle neck. This Cologne Bottle measures - ~4 1/2-5/8" in height; 1 3/8" in diameter across the opening, to the outer edge; the flat upper rim is 1/4" wide; the neck is 1 3/4" in height; the widest diameter is 3 3/4 - 4" in diameter; the pedestal base is 2" in diameter.SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION –Fenton -Fenton began in Martins Ferry Ohio, 1905 – founded by brothers Frank (the designer & decorator) and John Fenton – originally painting pre-made blanks, later making their own glass. They built a factory in Williamstown WV in 1906, production began 1907 introducing Carnival Glass – 1908 John Fenton and founded Millersburg Glass Co in Millersburg, OH.Frank was influenced by Tiffany & Steuben BUT mainly manufactured practical kitchenware and tableware glassware during the Great Depression & WWII …. while still producing some finer glassware items, interesting glass patterns & colours …. in 1939 releasing Hobnail Milk-Glass, which was instrumental in expanding the company due to its great success.Collectors of FENTON wanted to see a LOGO on the pieces that they wanted to collect. Prior to 1970, most of these pieces were not marked.Fenton's ICONIC LOGO changed over the years - also changed for special releases and anniversaries. As a result - an embossed LOGO appeared on carnival glass in 1970 - "Fenton within an Oval"; then was put on all hobnail and other glass in 1972-3; by 1975 nearly all glassware had the LOGO.The Fenton-Pattern named - Hobnail French (Opalescent) - 1939-64 - having a 6-part mold - a wide range of Drinkware, Stemware, Tableware, and Tableware accessories (candy dishes, cream & sugar, mustard pots, cake stand, individual cream & sugar, cruets, jelly-jars), candle-holders - several styles, vases, ginger jars, lamp bases, vanity dressing items, baskets and bon-bons were made - and more ...Fenton manufactured specialty items for several Major Brands - including Wrisley Perfumes and Avon - making perfume bottles specific to their clients' needs. Avon used the term for this type of opalescent-glass was Odalisque.Fenton manufactured cologne bottles in their Hobnail French (Opalescent and Crystal-Clear Glass) for Wrisley Perfumes. These are known as Wrisley Cologne Bottles - which were used for the Hobnail Line of perfumes.A paper sticker was normally affixed to the base of the perfume bottle with the following information - "Hobnail Cologne by Wrisley (in cursive); NEW YORK CHICAGO; perfume ID; CONT. 9 FL. OZ.; MADE IN USA; BOTTLE MADE BY AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN". Hobnail Cologne was released in 1940 - advertised as 9 3/4 oz of fragrant Apple Blossom Cologne. Honeysuckle was a fragrance offered in a Fenton Hobnail Bottle.Anchor-Hocking -Anchor-Hocking began in a facility which produced glass since 1863 and formed by the merger of two major companies - "Hocking Glass" est 1905; "Anchor Cap & Closures" - in 1937.The Anchor-Hocking -Pattern named - Moonstone-Clear Opalescent - 1942-46 - having a 4-part mold - also appeared to have a more opaque neck - a wide range of Drinkware, Stemware, Tableware, and Tableware accessories (candy dishes, cream & sugar, mustard pots, cake stand, 3-section relish dishes, cruets, jelly-jars), candle-holders - several styles, vases, ginger jars, lamp bases, vanity dressing items, baskets and bowls were made - and more ...Anchor-Hocking took over the role from Fenton of manufacturing the hobnail perfume bottles required by Wrisley Perfumes for their Hobnail Line of perfumes.Supply of Promotional Items -Many well-known, VINTAGE-ERA, glassmakers - such as CORNING-PYREX; McKee-GLASBAKE; ANCHOR-HOCKING FIRE-KING - supplied many Brand-Name Companies with specialty glass-ware items to be given away as PROMOTIONAL ITEMS along with purchases of their main-stream production items. Often the suppliers did not apply their own logos - often left unmarked OR marked with the Brand-Name Co's LOGO. Such is the case with the item described in this listing.Third-Party Product - Many Brand-Name Companies made several specifically-designed items to meet the needs of other manufacturers - which they did not market separately - referred to as a THIRD-PARTY PRODUCT.Wrisley Perfumes - The Allen B. Wrisley Company was founded in 1862, Chicago (branching to New York at some point) - incorporated in 1895. Wrisley sold a wide range of toiletries which included - perfumes, colognes, creams, soaps, powders and more into the 1960's.AVON -AVON was established in 1886 by David H. McConnell as the California Perfume Co, later becoming AVON Products Inc in 1937. AVON products has been enthusiastically collected for decades. AVON often hired well-known specialty manufacturers to produce a wide range of products and made them available to households along with their own health, beauty, and home products.SHIPPING - Currently and until further notice – I can ship from within the US – handling time of 20 business days - as I am located in Canada but can arrange with a shipper to originate once per month from within the US. As that gap lessens, handling time will shorten.I am able to ship from within Canada to Canadian, US, and permitted International destinations - by Canada Post - Monday-Friday – not weekends, not holidays. Please contact seller for pricing and process information.To pay no shipping-handling - Local Porch Pick-Up always available for purchased items – please contact seller to make arrangements.Depending on your location, eBay may add calculated taxes to your total purchase – according to local requirements – above negotiated item and shipping-handling quoted.I use the most economical carriers who operate Monday-Friday – not weekends; not holidays.I also refund shipping over-charges, if they are significantly over my actual cost to ship - normally, I am close to the actual cost.All hard-surface items are – well-washed in hot soapy water, rinsed, air-dried, photographed, wrapped in clean paper towel, packed, and placed into clean storage boxes until purchased.Processing Blankets, Once in Hand -All Blankets are washed in Wool-Safe Laundry Detergent; dried on warm heat, until dry; photographed from both sides; folded and bagged loosely, then placed into a storage cupboard having cedar shingles throughout the cupboard until sold.There are videos and web-sites on line which explain how wool items can be re-stretched to their proper shape or size (or closer to) – as shrinkage happens when washed and dried. 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Price: 15.95 USD

Location: Carnegie, Pennsylvania

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