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Atterbury Blue Marbled Milk Glass Hen
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From the 1880s, this beautiful hen was made by Atterbury & Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These hens were made for kitchen tables to keep boiled eggs warm. There are at least six known marbled colors of this famous hen -- red, yellow, brown, blue, green, and black. The hen had a distinctive eye socket -- made to affix glass eyes.








