New to Vintage and Carnival Glass- stop here!

It’s amazing the vast variety of vintage items to be discovered. Take me for instance, I had no idea what Carnival glass was up until my first estate sale. After shopping the local estate sales, for vintage jewelry and books, the other thing that kept catching my eye was the vast array of beautiful old, vintage glassware pieces that were for sale.

While I choose not to buy and sell Carnival and other vintage glasses for the most part- on One of Kind Wisconsin, due to shipping concerns, I can’t help but feel left out sometimes. Carnival glass in particular has a bling bling quality that I can’t resist… Still don’t know what I am talking about, well then head over to this monster site.

In my opinion- David Doty’s Carnival Glass Website should be your first stop when learning about and researching Carnival Glass. It was there, I discovered some facts about the dazzling set of Carnival Glass that graces the top of my post. This set was graciously given to me by my mother-in-law this year, while helping her clean out their old farmhouse.

By using David Doty’s site I was quickly able to ID my new vintage treasure as a 7 piece Fenton (manufacturer’s name) Lattice and Grape Water Set. The values are given on David Doty’s site, but for me they are of no consequence in regards to this set. However, if you wish to purchase a set of Carnival glass for yourself, I suggest you carefully look over the values on this site and other resources, before making a purchase. As with all things, that have the ability to appreciate and be considered as an investment piece, Carnival Glass should be purchased both for enjoyment and yet at the same time carefully researched for values.

Another great resource for Carnival Glass is the recent edition of Warman’s Carnival Glass (2007). Warman’s publishes a wide variety of books and price guides on many vintage topics, from Carnival glass, and vintage jewelry, to Little Golden Books.