the reason for suggesting a possible glow when viewing with transmitted light was a thought based on what appeared to be some suggestion of visible opalescence in your taller piece - your reply suggests there is much translucence with this larger vase, as opposed to the opaque smaller one. Earlier in the C20 some makers used a variety of additives in their batch to create particular appearances - uranium oxide, calcium phosphate, arsenic, gold foil, aventurine etc., and this was separate to any surface decoration - which your glass appears not to have.
Glass travels, frequently and far - people migrate and take possessions with them - they buy and sell pieces around the globe and material is distributed far more than you'd imagine. Unfortunately, as already mentioned, your pieces lack any marks or specific features with which to feel confident of tying them down to a particular country, although I'd still go with eastern Europe. In the C19 and early C20, I'm told the glass manufacturing trade in that part of the world was a cottage industry - often itinerant workers/families involved, rather than the commercial conglomerate stuff we are accustomed to now, and your chances of locating a maker is about zero - sorry to say.
Fenton is a States company rather than a type of glass - they are known for recreating some antique and vintage designs - believe they have made some carnival glass - if you go on-line you can view their current offerings - I think they've been going since beginning of the C20.
'End of day' glass has become an over-used complete misnomer for some of the marbled/coloured pressed glass, either originating in the mid C19, or applied equally wrongly to modern copies. There never was a genuine Victorian glass product carrying this name - I have a feeling it seems to have originated in the U.K. somewhere in the mid C20, and must have appealed to collectors - unfortunately it has taken hold like Chinese Knot Weed. I spoke to Raymond Slack some few years back - he was the author of a v.g. British publication on C19 pressed glass - he told me he knew the name of the person who started this 'end of day' rumour, but wouldn't provide me with a name.
At the end of the day, glass workers didn't turn the 'pots' off - the logistics of heating the pots to a working temperature meant that factories worked 24/7 - either until they were forced to stop and replace the pots, or a fire burned the factory down - it happened not uncommonly.
My humble opinion is that your glass doesn't have a name - but I'm always happy to be proven wrong. We're not getting input from others here - let's hope we can encourage them to look in.
P.S. but you seem to have the best reasons for liking your glass, so love and cherish these pieces, and don't hold them with wet hands over a hard floor
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