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1983 Fenton Elk Mini Basket in Meadow (Dark) Green Carnival Glass by Dorothy Taylor 530 MadeDorothy Taylor produced a subscription-based newsletter, "Carnival Glass Encore" that ran for almost 20 years, from 1975 to 1993, and she wrote three reference books Encore by Dorothy Taylor Books I, II and III - between 1984 and 1986. Encore inspired a generation of collectors to acquire the new glass, and it provides an invaluable source of information.
Her entire focus was the new Carnival Glass that was being made at that time, by the likes of Fenton, Imperial, L E Smith, Westmoreland, L G Wright and others. In particular, she wanted to identify and record the many reissues and reproductions of Classic, old patterns that were being made, to ensure that collectors did not confuse them with the original items.
Encore mini baskets
She also decided to have new Carnival Glass pieces made especially for her Encore club as souvenirs and commemorative, limited editions. One particularly notable series was her mini baskets, the designs of which were her representations of Classic Carnival Glass patterns, as shown below.
It was always her intention to have nine designs, but the ninth, a representation of Fentons Classic Horse Head Medallion, was not put into production. The mini baskets were all made by Fenton. They use the same exterior mould, and the plungers with the eight different designs were made by Al Botson of Botsons Machine and Mould Company, Cambridge, Ohio.
The mini baskets are marked with a moulded Taylor and later Encore (with the year made), and they have the Fenton logo in the base.
The handles on the mini baskets were all applied by hand (not part of the mould), in various styles and shape. As was the practice at Fenton, the glassmaker who applies the handle had his own mark which was impressed on the glass at the point where the handle is attached to the body of the glass. The handle mark on the Elk mini basket is Fred Bruce's.
Here is Dorothy Taylors record of Elk Mini baskets made by Fenton for Encore (Encore magazine, October 1989). The number she recorded is how many were shipped to her by Fenton; her aim was 500 of each but it didnt always come out like that, of the amount we did get, several were broken, chipped or something wrong.
Pattern / Date made Elk, May 1983 Colour Meadow (dark) Green Handle Type Twist rib Number Made 530
Dorothy Taylor's Encore moulds were bought by Singleton Bailey who later sold them to Fenton's Collectibles in Missouri (no relation to Fenton Art Glass). So that the items produced for Fenton's Collectibles were readily distinguished from the earlier Encore pieces, Fenton's Collectibles replaced the Taylor marks with their own studio mark - a 5-point crown / star above the capital letters FC. Fenton's Collectibles was liquidated in 2016, and the fate of the moulds is unknown.
The Elks Inspiration
Fenton, Dugan and Millersburg made elk designs for the B.P.O.E. (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks - a US fraternal order and social club dating back to 1868). The Classic Carnival Glass items were commemorative pieces made for various BPOE Conventions - they are very collectible and some are very rare. There are also a number of contemporary Elks pieces.
There is a four page feature on the Elks Conventions Carnival Glass souvenirs, including fascinating illustrations from newspapers and ephemera of the time and superb pictures of BPOE Elks Carnival Glass. Read in in The Story Behind The Glass (otherwise called "Hello Bill!").In No Chips No Cracks Condition...What You See You Get...
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