Topic: Uranium 'pot' new or not.

[chopin-liszt]

I did wonder about Absinthe myself. They did have special glasses and often a contraption was put on top to hold a sugar cube the drink was poured over. If the contraption was metal, it might be responsible for the wear on the rim.

Does it have a deep narrow hole in the stem? I'm fairly sure that was an absinthe feature.

[Anne]

An assortment of absinthe glasses may be seen here (3 pages of them) but none are stemless like this glass. http://www.museeabsinthe.com/absintheVERRES1.html

[keith]

Yes Sue, it has a deep narrow hole in the centre 

[chopin-liszt]

I can only see the first page of the museum. 
I appear to be blocked from seeing any more.

With regard to more contemporary tall stemless glasses with very thick bases and a sort of pointy bottom inside, I did discover these are Turkish coffee glasses. They are nothing like this little Uranium pot.

[Paul S.]

on the basis of Anne's link to Absinthe glasses, then Keith's glass seems not to qualify  -  I did wonder if it might have been something used in connection with a magician's kit?         I seem to have some notion that Turkish coffee is served in quite small quantities - that might qualify here then  -  a coffee deception glass for a toastmaster !!

[chopin-liszt]

The tall glasses may have been for the water that is served with Turkish coffee.
I had a bit of a search on the web, but couldn't find any.
I have seen them in charity shops and I researched them then, but that was some time (years) ago.
My searches however, now come up with far less than they used to.

[flying free]

Apparently this one is an absinthe glass or that's how it's being sold.  No stem.

https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/dishware-glassware-cutlery/glasses/rare-ouraline-verre-ancien-absinthe-386282802.html

[Paul S.]

thanks Anne - very desirable glass, though rather pricey.            This isn't a deception glass despite the constricted appearance of the lower half of the cavity - this internal shape is typical of late C19 press moulded drinking glasses - the plunger is shaped thus presumably to make it easier to force its way into the plastic glass and the base too looks rather typical of Continental chunky bottoms.

Am I reading that correctly  -  a five year sale period, or have I got it wrong?