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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Charlotte, post: 42903, member: 441&quot;]Hi Everyone.&nbsp; I&#039;m new to joining the forum, though I have been lurking and learning, and hope I will be able to contribute.&nbsp; However, that remains to be seen, as my experience in the antiques/collectibles field has been quite eclectic ……. I know a little bit about a lot of things.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question involves this cranberry opalescent spiral optic vase measuring 5 1/2 inches high.&nbsp; I feel this is an earlier Fenton Glass piece (before they were marked with the Fenton logo) and the identical vase is shown in many Fenton books as #3160CR made during the 1950s.&nbsp; What is puzzling is the number 5 that appears to be molded into the glass on the base.&nbsp; I have shown one image from the bottom where you can faintly see the reversed 5.&nbsp; In another image, looking down into the vase, I have drawn a crude line around the 5.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know if Fenton ever marked pieces in this manner, or if another maker marked their pieces with a number like this?&nbsp; The Fenton vases are identified as 5 inch in the reference books, even though the actual measurements vary a little.&nbsp; So, perhaps, that number referenced the size?&nbsp; I have just never seen it before on any Fenton I have had….... unless it was so faint, I missed it.&nbsp; It is very difficult to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any insight into this mystery.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10757[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10760[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]10763[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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