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Title: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 15, 2012, 08:29:23 PM
Hello, came on your website when I was trying to find Grand National Shot glasses, especially with the head of Nicholaus Silver, grey horse, made in the ?1950's.  Anyone know where I can find some?  Hope so.  Sue
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: johnphilip on September 16, 2012, 06:48:37 AM
Hi Sue welcome , they do come up now and again mostly at bric a brac fairs many years ago i collected a set for a friend of mine who is into horse racing , i havnt seen any for some time now . good luck with your quest , may i ask why that one is it to complete the set ? jp
Is it the transfer ones ?
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 16, 2012, 10:58:19 AM
I think there's an entire water set of transfer printed GN stuff in my local Oxfam, right now. Unless it's been sold or culled.... I can investigate tomorrow.
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 16, 2012, 11:10:37 AM
Hi John, thanks so much for replying, was not sure if my post would be read and I am so pleased.  My father has just died.  Memories become desperatley important!  When I was a little girl everything stopped at 11.00 in the morning and everyone had a drink.  My grandfather had a Guiness, my nan and aunt had a sherry and my mum a whiskey.  On special occasions my brother and I were allowed a treat.  Either a babysham or a little tiny sherry with lemonade added.  The sherry was served in the little shot glasses, there were six, five bay horses and one grey, who my brother told me was Nicholaus Silver.  I used to always hope I would be given the one with the grey horse.  I think I was too well behaved to ask for it!!!  For some reason that little glass has now huge significance, but my father, who never drank, must have got rid of them and I would love to have one so I could look at it and bring back happy memories of childhood Christmases.  I can almost smell the turkey cooking and my granddfather's pipe!!!!!   I was searching for one last night, found a set on e bay but not with the all important, Nicholaus Silver.  So if anyone has one or a set with the beautiful grey horse I would be so grateful.  Sue
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 16, 2012, 11:13:02 AM
Oh wow bless you, hope you can read my reply I have just done, if it is the right glass you might make a lady very happy.
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 16, 2012, 12:08:42 PM
I am suspecting they might not be the correct glasses at all.
What shape and size are you looking for?
I do trawl my local charity shops, sets of small shot glasses do appear. I missed a lovely one with different Spaniels on it a few weeks ago. I'd "noted", went to pick something else up to look at it - and in the few seconds interval, somebody else grabbed it.  >:(

However, I shall start looking for you. :)
(I wouldn't normally bother paying attention to things with horses on.)

I know exactly the sort of scenario you are describing!
My Grandpa used to prepare cocktails for everybody just before Saturday and Sunday family lunch.
He had special glasses and a special individual "recipe" for each person.

He would have them all mixed and lined up on top of his bookshelf, for folk to take while waiting for the roast to rest before serving.

I used to get the job of pouring out the wine at table. This meant I could ensure there was a little left in the bottle - which I got.
There was method and motivation behind that.  ::)
(Gripe water was alcoholic in those days - I'd regularly pretend to have a sore tummy to get the booze when I was a child.)
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 16, 2012, 12:31:35 PM
Thanks so much, it would be wonderful if you could look as well.  Memories are so so important and thanks for sharing yours with me.  You have made me smile this afternoon, and I didn't know gripe water was alcoholic, wow.  And really so glad I found this web site after spending a couple of hours looking last night.  Dear old Nicholaus Silver might turn up somewhere!!!!!! Sue
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 16, 2012, 12:43:21 PM
Gripe water is no longer alcoholic.
I did hear a story about an elderly lady who was shocked to be told by her doctor that she was an alcoholic - she thought she was teetotal, but she was drinking 10 or 12 bottles of gripe water a day! I think this might have been behind the change in the recipe.
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: johnphilip on September 16, 2012, 05:48:23 PM
Sue e if there is one out there we will find it for you , i can feel how much it means to you,,, this forum is probably your best bet , wish us all good luck . jp
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: pamela on September 16, 2012, 06:40:39 PM
Welcome to GMB, Sue.e!
Here's a set including  Nicolas Silver  (http://www.ebay.de/itm/6-Shot-Glasses-featuring-Grand-National-Horse-Racing-Winners-/300779259970?pt=UK_Sports_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item4607d74842)
Good luck if you go for it !
 :-*
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: chriscooper on September 16, 2012, 06:42:20 PM
A boxed set on eBay now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-Shot-Glasses-featuring-Grand-National-Horse-Racing-Winners-/300779259970?pt=UK_Sports_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item4607d74842

Chris
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 16, 2012, 07:00:15 PM
Well, what can I say, you all will never know how I feel right now, johnphilip, bless you, your reply bought tears to my eyes, thank you so so much.  Musn't cry as I am trying to be so strong.  Got chriscooper's message first, rotten thing have never been on ebay, bit too old!!, but I have gone straight on and, hopefully have sent a message to the seller to buy them straight away, hope I have done it right.  Pamela going to try to follow your link now.  Wow you are such lovely people, just when I feel so low I get a boost like this, and soon might have those treasured glasses.  As I said not too good with computers but will come back and let you know if I have them.  Thank you so much all of you.
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: Lustrousstone on September 16, 2012, 07:16:24 PM
They're the same seller. Pamela has looked via German ebay, so it comes up in German
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: johnphilip on September 16, 2012, 07:28:03 PM
Sue if you cant do it let us know , i am sure we can put a bid on for you , it wont be a lot of money , for sure as they say . . :-* Sue when i was little i always went for the grey as most of us kids did , i believe your dad has found one for you . With the help of  Chris and Pamela .
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 17, 2012, 08:01:19 AM
Wonderful!
Sue - I don't think you're going to have a lot of competition, but the best way I find to go about bidding for something I intend to win, is to sit there at the end of the auction with my highest bid placed, waiting for the countdown to the end which appears at the time.
I have my finger poised on the confirm button, and push it 8 seconds before the end.
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: johnphilip on September 17, 2012, 08:24:12 AM
If you are nervous dont leave it too late as i did once and pushed the wrong button and missed the bidding . However much you put on you will only pay a little more than the under bidder .
If i truly want something  i always put on 30£ more than i want to pay , i have always won that way for much less .
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 17, 2012, 09:14:21 AM
Again thank you all, can't believe how lovely you all are.  Right I think I had put a bid on, and I also sent an e mail to the seller to see if I could buy it straight away, he did e mail me back and said no, it had to go to the end as several people interested. I did e mail him back with a brief reason why I wanted them but he didn't reply to that. I am going to try and go on ebay again to see if I can work out what to do, it looks like it runs till 23.9.12 at 19.04.    They are for sale for £3.99!!!!!!!!!!!  Lets hope I will get them.  Will let you all know and then buy you all a sherry and lemonade!!!!!  Sue
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 23, 2012, 06:11:37 PM
Hello everyone, and another big thank you to all you who tried to help me find this precious glass that I wanted so much.  The bidding stopped this evening at 7.04, I was so so sure I would be able to buy them and although I tried my best I am afraid I was outbidded at the end, devestated.  So, again, if anyone knows any of these glasses would be so grateful.  Sue
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 23, 2012, 06:30:19 PM
Another set...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-Retro-Vintage-1960s-Horse-Head-Grand-National-Shot-Glasses-Good-Condition-/170913710934?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item27cb404356


I went to "pottery, porcelain and glass" as the category, typed 
shot glasses + horses 
into the search box,
clicked on "search" and there they were. A bit more expensive than your missed set, and not boxed, though.

It looks like you placed your bid too early - you gave the next person 3 minutes to see your bid and up it!

You need to put the highest price you'd be willing to pay in about 8 seconds before the end - that gives time for your bid to be processed, and then you just hope nobody else is willing to pay as much. You're only likely to pay 50p more than the next highest bidder anyway when the final price is still in these "lower echelons".

Do not give up hope, you'll get your precious glass eventually. :)
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: sue.e on September 24, 2012, 04:02:06 PM
Hello, yet again I didn't expect a reply and you have surprised me yet again! chopin-liszt , all I can say is a mere thank you which really doesn't put into words how I feel, but at the moment words are hard to find, all too emotional, I am sure you understand.  Yes I was devestated yesterday, I was so sure I would be able to buy them, and I put the computer on and watched as the clock went down, maybe my reactions were too slow, as I thought I had put in a bid of £12, the window came up to confirm bid and I hit it and thought I was OK.  Such a shock to see I had somehow made a mistake.  So it's another day, and I have put a bid in for the glasses  that you found, this time it is Sat 29.9.12 at 7.16.  Not sure what more I can do to be able to buy them, any tips on how I made the mistake before?   But hope you will know how much your help has made me feel.  Sue
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 24, 2012, 05:25:54 PM
The price on this set is fairly high and so is the postage, somebody who wanted a set badly already has the one you just missed, they're out of the running for this one. I'm going to keep my bits crossed for you that nobody else wants this set as much as you do - at this price.

All you can do is sit at the end of the auction again, with a high bid (say £27.76) already placed in the box which appears with the "confirm bid" button on it, and watch the time ticking down.
I always stick an odd number of pennies on - it's been the difference between winning and loosing for me before.

At about 8-10 seconds before the seconds countdown reaches zero time, push the "confirm bid" button in the box. You will not outbid yourself, only the next highest bidder.

Until then you can keep watching it to see if anybody else puts another bid on in the meantime.
I do so hope you get it without any competition.  :-*
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: johnphilip on September 24, 2012, 06:54:02 PM
You probably pushed the bid button again instead of the confirm bid button , i did it once ,,,,, never again .
 :-[ ???
Title: Re: Grand National shot glasses
Post by: pamela on September 26, 2012, 08:07:23 PM
Here's another set for you  including Nicolas Silver  (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-SHOT-GLASSES-RACE-HORSES-NATIONAL-X-6-/110955224199?pt=UK_Collectables_Breweriana_SM&hash=item19d5725c87)

Also I do my first and last bid during the last few seconds only - would always recommend to show not too early  8)

Good luck!
 :D