Each week I will be
posting a series of Fenton Catalog scans that I thought were interesting, or
by request of a collector. If you have a favorite type of Fenton you collect
and would like to see something from the Fenton catalogs, please let me know
via eMail. I have all of the Fenton
catalogs from 1980 to the present, and a few from the 1970's. (Note:
Click on any of the smaller thumbnail images below to view the full size version)
Another member of the
Fenton eGroup chat board, Deb Peters, requested that I feature something about
Fenton's Rosalene. It is a heat sensitive glass, with a milk glass base that
contains pure gold which gives it a pink blush when reheated. In this issue
of "Selected" I've included 2 pages from the 1976 General catalog
supplement which shows the original formula Rosalene, and 2 pages from the 77-78
catalog that shows the modified formula Rosalene. The original formula proved
to be too corrosive for the pots and had to be changed to the formula that is
being used currently. As you can see, there is a considerable difference in
the coloring between the two, with very noticable transitions between the milk
glass and blush, with the blush being a much deeper color, almost to the point
of being red instead of pink. The original formula Rosalene was only made for
a short period of time and examples are quite scarce although I have seen some
of it up on eBay. Hope you enjoy the scans!
