The position of the head may help to determine what company may have made a Hen, or it just may mean that some Hens are preoccupied with something behind them. Vintage Hens sometimes came with applied glass eyes. Some nests are flared, like the blue and white slag glass one shown in the Colors section below. There are also nests with lacy edges. Some vintage hens have quite elaborate bases with designs not seen in the current ones.
Some nests are smooth on the bottom, while some have the continued pattern of the nest weave.
This dark green Hen has the diamond nest pattern, smooth bottom, split tail and turned head. Unfortunately, it has no manufacture's marking. It is well made and very heavy. It is a Kanawha hen, its bottom is smooth with a large round circle. Originaly it would have had a gold and black Kanawha sticker.