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Betty posted an update Monday, Oct 15, 2012, 11:40am EDT, 11 years, 7 months ago
Good Morning all, see many of my old chums from the chatroom...Beautiful day in sunny Florida...crisp and air is so fresh.
Note mention of Bob's Fenton Chip N Dip sale and Shelly's reference to my being interested in milk glass. I actually watched your auction, Bob, and was astounded at the bidding. Happy for you. In checking my resource I usually refer to, Shirley Griffith's Pictorial Review of Fenton Hobnail Milk Glass Revised Edition 1994, I noted that back in 1964 she placed a book value of $195. and it being very rare since it was only made in 1970. She described the Chip N Dip as being made both with a straight edge across the division of the bowl and also with the division having 1-1/2 scallops on each side with a straight edge in the middle as if the scallop had been cut off. Very few were produced due to breakage. This is the reason for the differences in the divisions. My vision wasn't good enough to tell from your photos which divider you were showing. Bet the bidding war felt like the earlier days on eBay! Congratulations!
Shelly...Sorry to read about your hearing aid. Look in pockets...maybe during all the mayhem you tucked it in a pocket for safekeeping. Those things are so darned expensive but necessary and I'm making moves in that direction for better hearing.
Spent yesterday framing my Abraham Lincoln Log Splitter Kemple MG Plaque. No pictures of it but it looks great to these weary eyes and hopefully I'll find some place to hang it. Trying to keep all of the milk glass in the dining room, a few chickens in the kitchen and lamps in bedrooms. Hope Early American furniture will come back and also the demand for milk glass 'cause that's what I already have.
As to Fenton Bowl #3623, Griffith rated that as Very Rare and gave it a value of $72.00. Since it was made from Jan. 1961 - 1964, perhaps more of them made regardless of rarity and people may have thought more were available. I have Walk's books here somewhere but can't locate them at the moment.