Hobnail Lamp

Hobnail Glass is covered in a pattern of raised knobs like the hobnail studs sometimes used on boot soles. The pattern is created blowing the glass into a mold or you can press the glass in a mold. During the Victorian period most hobnail was hand blown. The creations from the turn of the century were usually "Lemonade Sets" which included a pitcher and set of matching glasses.

In 1939 Fenton Art Glass first introduced their hobnail glass. The hobnail glass was made with translucent colors. Milk glass hobnail was introduced by Fenton in 1950. Milk glass it thicker and is not translucent. The lamp pictured above has a pink hobnail shade and waist. The lamp above also has a chimney. Hobnail lamps usually sell for $100 to

$200.