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A Closer Look at Millersburg's
Nesting Swan
By Brian Pitman
 
Millersburg has long been known
for its detailed animal patterns (Big Fish, Trout & Fly, Elks, Dolphin
Compote, Peacock and Urn). Even though they didn't do a huge amount
of them, the pattern work was also excellent and creative. Among the
favorites of many collectors, however, is the Nesting Swan. The
Nesting Swan pattern is both simple and clean, but also complex and
detailed. The pattern has lots of flowers, cattails and assorted
greenery surrounding a swan nesting on what appears to be reeds.
One of my favorite aspects of
this pattern is that it comes in a variety of shapes and colors, and in
both radium and satin iridescence. The pictures on this page show
only a few of the shapes and edges. The colors known include
marigold, green and amethyst (typical Millersburg colors) and the really
rare blue, honey amber and vaseline. If you find one in the last
three colors, you have really found yourself something valuable and
desirable. Perhaps you will be able to find a vaseline one that
has been mistaken for marigold (it has been know to happen).
The typical exterior is
 Diamond
and Fan (don't recollect a different exterior being found on them).
Currently, I own a green ruffled bowl with radium iridescence, and I owned
a marigold radium one at one time as well. I have also seen the blue
ice cream bowl that Bob Gallo owned, and it was actually pretty
(something that isn't very typical of Millersburg blue, a rare color for
the manufacturer).
Bill Edwards and Mike Carwile
report that a super rare spittoon whimsey is floating around out there as
well, so keep a look out for it. Look at the pattern carefully if
you are new to carnival glass. Sometimes you can find these in
antique shops cheaply, and their desirability always keeps their value at
a healthy level. Millersburg collectors are always looking to add
another one to their collection.
This is the Nesting Swan by
Millersburg Glass Company of Millersburg, Ohio.
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