Posted by Mark (leave feedback to contact me) on January 11, 2009 at 09:20:54:
In Reply to: Unknown Type of Shotglasses posted by Micheal on December 26, 2008 at 05:43:24:
What you have is a set of "nesting cups." These are quite common, and are usually used whent traveling. I have not seen a set with a funnel AND a corkscrew. The sets with a funnel usually come with a flask (and you use the funnel to fill the flask. The sets with a corkscrew are usually used when traveling with a bottle of wine -- open the bottle, and drink from the cups.
The "glasses" are probably silver plated copper.
If all three cups are identical in size, they were most likely made after WWII. If they atre three different sizes (the two smaller ones fit completely inside the largest one) then they probably are from before WWII.
These were made in England Germany and Japan.
I talk about similar sets on this page: http://www.shotglass.org/values.html
Mark
: Recently a friend of mine receieved a antique shot glass set... there nesting metal shot cups... there are 3 in total along with a funnel that fits perfect into the top metal glass. Inside the funnel fits a corkscrew that has a cover for it in the shape of a bullet. This all fits in a very small round padded leather case.... No markings at all on any of the metal. ITs not magnetic and looks like silver but inside looks like copper. 1 glass can easly fit into the middle of my palm. We need help do identify what kind of Shot glasses these are... The corkscrew throws us off.