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Very very interesting article ! On the pewter tankards – I always love the pubs where the locals have their own pewter tankards hanging from the (low) ceilings. The difference is that the George V crown has straighter arms leading up to a point just below the cross on the top of the crown, whereas the George VI crown has slighlty rounder arms giving a more rounded overall appearance to the crown.
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It’s an interesting item, though I find it hard to imagine anyone drinking out of such a thing in 1970. Earlier Victorian beer glasses included rummers, or footed goblets, an attractive style that unfortunately died out. Glass beer mugs in late Victorian and Edwardian times seem to have been heavily ribbed, or cylindrical, while the tumblers were slightly slope-sided or conical. An advertisement for British-made beer tumblers from 1922 shows three different types, plain, with a rayed pattern on the bottom, and with internal ribs, in a style called “Venetian”. [addendum April 2022] The first showing for what what was to become the first iconic beer glass, the ten-sided (or “lantern”) mug, came the same year, 1922, in a catalogue issued by Sowerby’s Ellison Glassworks Ltd of Gateshead. Sowerby’s called the style the ”Fluted Can”, and gave the pints the catalogue number 1513, while the half-pint version was catalogue number 2336. Somerby’s also made four other styles of handled glass beer “cans”, one plain and the others showing different stles of fluting. I think you are correct Kay, the 93 is the date 1893 and the 32 was the weights and measures mark for Stafford County (started in 1879) In the United States, a pint is 16 US fluid ounces (473ml). However, the typical conical "pint" glass holds 16 US fl oz only when filled to its rim with liquid. With a half-inch of foam, the actual liquid fill is roughly 14USfloz (410ml), missing one eighth of its volume. [23] In 2008, some restaurants replaced 16-ounce pint glasses with 14-ounce ones, to which customers objected. [24] In response to this, 2014 legislation in the state of Michigan (known for its craft brewing culture) requires bars to serve 16-ounce pints. [25] Nucleated pint glasses [ edit ] Nucleated base of a pint glass A number of attempts to use lined glasses were tried in the UK, particularly in the Wetherspoon chain. The trouble was that it was hard for punters to tell at a glance if they were being served a full pint in a lined glass or a short pint in an unlined glass, so they failed to solve the problem of people complaining about short pints.Beer was, and still is in the UK, measured in imperial units. In imperial units, a hogshead is 54 gallons, and a poly pin contains 36 gallons. There are eight pints to the gallon so splitting a gallon into eight pints avoids any waste ale being left at the bottom of the barrel. Hi have collected beer glasses for some time, found a straight sided pint glass with a naafi stamp and the pint stamp looks like g crown r 64, think its from newcastle upon Tyne the base is shallow with a rough edge, glass is old looking and mottled. Type that Andy Capp would drink out of. Any advice would be useful. Huntsman was the trademark of Eldridge Pope of Dorchester. It licensed the Huntsman logo in the South West, which was also used by Tetley of Leeds in the North and Rayment’s in ther Home Counties. 323 was the stamp for Gateshead. Sorry that this seems not to support your theory (posted 29th October). If it’s any consolation, you will be pleased to hear that I am a GCC convert. If I use my magnifying glass, I can now see that the first supposed “C” on my standard-quality marks has a slightly squarer end than the other two! Activator | Activator Max nucleated glassware is an absolute 'must' for lager and cider drinks service. The nucleation in the base of the glass starts a vigorous head action and keeps it going for far longer than conventional glassware. The rough surface of the nucleation causes the gas within the beerto continually release giving a good initial head and maintaining it for longer. They also keep fizzy soft drinks livelier for longer.
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A pint glass is a form of drinkware made to hold either a British imperial pint of 20 imperial fluid ounces (568 ml) or an American pint of 16 US fluid ounces (473ml). Other definitions also exist, see below. These glasses are typically used to serve beer, and also often for cider. Thanks again. It will have pride of place on a display shelf. I bought it because I like it and it is nice to know it does have some value too.Custom Engraved Metal Pint Tumblers Stainless Steel Pints Engraved Camping Cup Bulk Promotional Pints Christmas gift Wedding Gift Best Man I’d b e speaking from a position of almost complete ignorance, so I’m afraid I don’t really have an answer. Judging by the rate at which I manage to smash glasses, I don’t think they were handled in homes with any greater care than in pubs and alehouses, though … I would really appreciate it if anyone could express an opinion on my theory, as I don’t think it has been put forward before. Absolutely fascinating, thank you very much indeed, Neville. You can just see the torn edge of what is clearly the “lantern” glass in the 1922 Sowerby’s of Gateshead catalogue, and it’s more fully shown in the 1926 edition, which shows that the design is at least 100 years old.
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The Beery News Notes To Help You Understand Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend – A Good Beer Blog on A short history of the King’s Walden brewery The insignia is ER not EIIR. with a male crown.It looks as if it may relate to King Edward VIIs delayed fraught coronation. Can anyone enlighten me please.? Hi, thanks for the fascinating article. I’ve come via http://abeerglasscollector.com/ in a bid to find some info on a charity shop find I got today. I can tell you it’s a 10 sided ‘lantern’ glass (new to me; born in the 70s) with GR and the crown, and from the ‘323’ stamp it was verified in Gateshead. What I can’t seem to find is the meaning of the 3 letters beneath the 323? They’re either GCC or CCC, it’s hard to tell from the etching. The whole is enclosed in an oval split in 4, with PINT above and a U or partial D below. Any ideas? I’m fascinated now! Hi. I am doing some research for a 1940s re-enactment group and need to know what sort of glasses would have been used in an English pub in 1940/41. This is the best article I have come across so far. Can anyone suggest where I can get the right glasses, or, (as I suspect) that is impossible, what is the nearest modern equivalent?These classic beer glasses are good quality and match up to some fancy branded ones from a brewery tour. And guess what? They’re super strong and durable, perfect for those of us who break weak glasses like it’s our job. I have 6 half pint round glasses which i inherited with the house we moved into 5 years ago. They have “Half Pint, then a crown with G.R 323 and CBG. Guide to the main administrative structures required for implementing the ACQUIS" (PDF). European Commission. May 2005 . Retrieved 16 November 2012. It has been noticed, says the Daily News, that the old-fashioned pewter pot has disappeared from public-houses and is replaced by beer glasses. In connection with the supply of these glasses – an enormous number of which is required – a serious complaint is heard from the glass trade in London. The stamping and verifying of the glasses costs a penny each – almost as much as the cost of production. Several County Councils in the north of England have been in the habit of allowing the makers to have the glasses stamped, under supervision of Council officials, on their own premises. This means a saving to the Councils, and they allow the manufacturers rebates of 30 or 40 per cent, which enables them to compete successfully with London makers. The fine machinery which the London County Council obtained to stamp the glasses is therefore now practically standing idle. A few months ago many thousands of glasses were being stamped every week, but now cheap stamped glasses are being imported from the north, the London glass trade is suffering in consequence and the Council is losing its fees. The Board of Trade has decided that it has no power to compel County Councils to stop the rebate system and do their own stamping.
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