Posted by Mark (leave feedback to contact me) on March 08, 2006 at 15:28:32:
In Reply to: Are These Collectibles? posted by Susie on March 07, 2006 at 16:29:30:
Yes they are collectible, no they are not very valuable.
These glasses, in their original boxes are quite common. These were probably intended to be "give aways" -- buy a bottle, get a free glass. It bseems that many bartenders or liquor store employees took them home instead of giving them away.
The C mark is actually three concetric letters - Continental Can Company)
Pickvet says these are from the fifties, and puts them in the $5-$10 range.
Mark
: Recently I found a total of 10 Gordon's London Dry Gin, 3 oz shot glasses (nine in original boxes) in my attic. The bottom of the glass is stamped with what appears to be the letter C. The top of the box is printed w/Gordon's Dry Gin Company Limited, 90 proof, Linden, N.J, Plainfield, ILL. The reason I am questioning this printing is because of the abbreviation of ILL vs. IL. Are these a possible collectible? Do you know what they may be worth? Thanks for your time.