Posted 3 years ago
dav2no1
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Hobnail Milk Glass Sconces and Ceiling Light
These have been in the house since as long as I can remember. And probably were in the house when it was built in 1964 or 65. I don't really notice them anymore. They are definitely not my style, but I can still appreciate their quality.
There's 2 of the sconces and one ceiling fixture. The sconces have individual switches that can be turned on/off separately. They are currently on a switch, so they both come on. Probably can't tell, but the ceiling is the old school with sparkles in it. All three need to come down for a good cleaning.
WHAT'S A HOBNAIL?
"Hobnail glass has a regular pattern of raised knobs like the hobnail studs sometimes used on boot soles. It can be a pattern created by blowing a glass vessel into a mold, or it can be acheived by pressing the glass into a mold."
YOU HAVE NOT HOBNAIL
Hobnail has really become a generic term for this type of glass, but....
"The hobnail pattern was introduced by the renowned Fenton Art Glass Company at its glass factory in Williamstown, West Virginia, in 1939. By 1952, milk-glass hobnail became Fenton's flagship pattern, however, the design was made with clear and translucent colored glass as well."
Excellent hobnail milk glass sconces. We love hobnail milk glass and have a set of hobnail milk glass lamps from the 1960's in our master bedroom.
Thanks Scott! I added another picture to show the baseplate details. Don't look too close, like I said they need cleaning...
Lovely Lamps. But be careful with the ceiling we have similar here in NZ and it contained asbestos, OK I think if you leave it but be careful if you renovate.
Thanks BHIFOS..I need to get it tested. I've been told Yes by some people an No by others...
asbestos is only an issue if friable; most asbestos used for heat insulation wasn't necessarily friable, but might breakdown over time.
Hobnail has become a generic term for this bumpy pattern glass, but I have to agree that Hobnail is a Fenton art glass coined pattern name. Other glass companies, *some older than Fenton) made and had their own names for the design like Dewdrop, Moonstone, Thousand Eyes etc. The original 19th century Hobnail glass pattern by some glass companies; is what is generically6 referred to as Daisy & Button these days and is totally different.
I'm pretty sure your glass parts as well as the fixtures maybe were made by the Brooke Glass Company of Wellsburg West Virginia who made and marketed a good deal of lamps and glass lamp parts for other lighting companies using this design in the 1950s, 60s-70s, which are often mistaken for Fenton glass.
Brooke Glass has never been a well known name in glass collecting circles, so most are unaware of the company and jump on the Fenton bandwagon as an ID.
John2.. Thanks for the comments. I haven't looked into them any further. At first I was gonna change them, but they've grown on me. My sister keeps threatening to remove them and sell them in our etsy store..lol