What is a Fenton Whimsey?
Traditionally, a Whimsey was a piece of glass that a glassworker might design and make on his own time either at lunch or after work and might include pipes, canes or glass darning eggs etc. Todays whimsies refer more to an alteration of an in line piece either from the general line or maybe from exclusives made for clubs. The alterations often entail a twist in the middle of a handle, a flattened top, or a different type crimp than was originally on the piece. The variations of Whimsies are potentially endless and are usually based only on the limitations in skill or imagination of the glassworker. Because of the rarity or in some cases oddity of the piece they often bring higher prices than the regular line items.
