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Title: Is this victorian pressed glass? Also help with shape please ?
Post by: davem on May 10, 2013, 08:41:42 AM

Hi , This has the Austrian confectionery firm Victor Schmidt & Sohne name  upon it.
I think it's Victorian ?

Is there a name for this type of oval cup or glass  ? I have tried hip flasks , stirrup cups , toasting cups and many others but with no luck , or did this perhaps just hold confectionery ?

Any help would be much appreciated.

measures slightly under 4" high
Cheers , Dave.

Title: Re: Is this victorian pressed glass? Also help with shape please ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on May 10, 2013, 09:05:55 AM

It's probably just a container; it looks like it had a lid

Title: Re: Is this victorian pressed glass? Also help with shape please ?
Post by: pamela on May 10, 2013, 01:37:55 PM

in german it's a Taschen-Becher i.e. a glass for your pocket  :)
being far from home can't help with the inscription at present, perhaps later this month.  ;D

Title: Re: Is this victorian pressed glass? Also help with shape please ?
Post by: davem on May 10, 2013, 04:31:41 PM

Thanks for the answers here ,

A Taschen-Becher it is then !
Victor Schmidt became Victor Schmidt & Sohne in 1872 , I'd guess this is from around 1880s ?

Thanks again for your input , Dave :)