Topic: Is this Murano and if it is what the heck is it?

[interiorforms]

We also found these over the weekend. The label looks familiar but is not in the archives. Any thoughts will help. Thanks!

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr236/interiorforms/madeinitaly01.jpg


http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr236/interiorforms/madeinitaly02.jpg

[johnphilip]

Fascinating nver seen them before , the only thing like it that i have seen  is the British yard or half yard of ale in the wooden stand .

[NKP]

... they look like what in Holland would be described as a "coachmen-glass" ("koetsiersglas") and is said to have been designed so that it would be easier for the driver of a coach - sitting high up - to be presented with a beer without having to get off.

[Anne]

What a great idea, I've not seen these before but a Google search brought up this page on a booze website which has a single one and some background (about 1/2 way down the page): http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1615#wrap

The Pub Shoppe website also has them and the smaller ones there are called a foot of ale (as opposed to the better-known yard of ale glasses we see): http://www.thepubshoppe.com/yardglass.html