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Although a number of companies produced a swirled pattern set of dishes each swirl pattern is just a bit different. The focus of this article is the Swirl produced by Jeannette Glass of Jeannette, Pennsylvania. This pattern was very short lived. It was produced in 1937 and 1938. The pattern was made in pink, delphite and Ultra Marine. A small set can be gathered in pink and delphite. The bulk of the production was geared toward the Ultra Marine color. Ultra Marine is a teal color that will vary quite a bit on some pieces. Some pieces will be a very dark green and other pieces will lean toward a blue hue. The blue tinted pieces are most desired by the collectors. A greenish cast on a Swirl piece will turn off collectors unless it is a rare piece. Some pieces of Swirl may be found with a smooth edge or a ruffled rim. Collectors seem to desire the ruffled rim just a bit more, even though the smooth rim pieces appear to be harder to find. I have collected this pattern for over 10 years. I almost have a place setting for twelve. There are still two pieces that I don't have in my collection. One is a butter dish and lid. The bottom of the butter is plentiful while the lid is most elusive. I have found butters, but they were not in mint condition. The other piece I am lacking is the pitcher. I was fortunate enough to actually see one once, but it was not for sale. I offered several thousand dollars for the pitcher to no avail! I do check every now and then to see if this piece is for sale!

9-1/4"dinner plate
8" salad plate
7-1/4" plate
All of these plates have ruffled edges.

This photo shows the difference between the plain and ruffled rims.
The saucer on the left has the plain rim and the one on the right has
the ruffled rim.

The flat tumbler on the left is the rare 5-1/8", 13 ounce flat iced tea.
The middle tumbler is a bit easier to find. It is the 4-5/8", 9 ounce flat water tumbler.
The footed tumbler on the right holds 9 ounces and is the easiest to find of the three, but it too is becoming very scarce in today's market.

The vase on the left has a stem foot and measures a bit over 8-1/2".

The middle and right vases are the same style but vary in height. They can vary as much as an inch.

This double branch candlestick can be found in the Ultra Marine as shown here as well as pink. In delphite collectors will find a single branch candlestick.

The sherbet shown here is prone to chipping around the rim. These sherbets have become very elusive in today's market.

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