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elbowcrooker

No.4 in my antiques series:

Ale glasses

Due to the interminable wars with the French, drinking French wine was seen as unpatriotic in the Georgian period, so better-off Brits drank strong ale instead. At around 10% ABV, this was drunk from conical ale glasses, capacity about 4 ounces.
The glass shown below dates from about 1790-1800. At 6 inches tall, it is a 'short ale', meaning it has a shorter stem than a true ale glass but a longer one than a 'dwarf ale'.
#glassware #ale #beer #antiques

A Georgian 'Short ale' glass. It was made in 3 parts: bowl, stem and foot which were formed separately and then put together. Engraved with barley and hops to show it's use and with the owners initials, BJS. The engraving was done by holding the glass against a rotating abrasive wheel.
The same glass, viewed from above with a black background to show the engraved 'ears' of barley and the owner's initials.
The same glass, photographed from above and against a black background to show the engraved hop flower, leaves and tendrils.
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Patioboater

I have a weakness for cool glassware, especially vintage pieces. I picked up this Anchor Hocking martini glass from a consignment auction this week. It turns out to be a 1938-1943 pattern called Manhattan Pink, just right for a chilled Madras on a muggy Friday evening.

August 2, 2024. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

Photo of a llarge pink martini-style glass with boats and a lake in the background on a summer evening. The glass has layers of concentric circles that for a pattern that looks like steps on its edges.
#glass#glassware#cheers
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JdeBP

@bytebro

My information on this is decades out of date, but the general principles hold. This is expensive.

And for "a couple of the old boys" wholesale levels of supply might be overkill to get a good price. Even at wholesale glass rates (add V.A.T., remember) you are looking at between 3 and 6 times the price that your publican gets xyr normal pint glasses at, but you'll only get them in things like boxes of 24, which is 12 glasses per "old boy". (-:

stephensons.com/britannia-hand

StephensonsDimple Pint Beer Glass Tankard CA 20oz / 57cl
#glassware
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