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<p>[QUOTE="busryde, post: 745861, member: 10891"]I bought an 8pc set of bar glasses w/ carrying rack. I believe these are Culver based on the rack and shape of the glasses, but there's a bit of mystery. At first, I thought it was a casino theme based on the coins in pic1. However, of the cities marked in pic3 (Indianapolis IA; St. Louis, IL; Memphis, TN; and no city in KY), Tennessee does not allow gambling. Pic2 shows 4 coin-op games, pinball, jukebox, mini-bowling, and a rifle game. To add confusion there are smaller pics of a Roman emperor bearing a scepter, a man wearing a tophat and pipe pulling something out of a box, and the glasses have a background of musical notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to pic1 and the phrase "37 years of service". The best scenario I can come up with is these were given to a salesrep of a coin-op vending company upon retirement whose territory included these 4 states. I can't explain the Roman emperor or the tophat guy, except that they would be unique to this individual.</p><p><br /></p><p>So my initial question would of course be the maker, (Culver?, Libbey?) But is it realistic that a set of 8 glasses would have been printed for a single individual? Would these companies do such a custom order? [ATTACH=full]189369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]189370[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]189371[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]189372[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="busryde, post: 745861, member: 10891"]I bought an 8pc set of bar glasses w/ carrying rack. I believe these are Culver based on the rack and shape of the glasses, but there's a bit of mystery. At first, I thought it was a casino theme based on the coins in pic1. However, of the cities marked in pic3 (Indianapolis IA; St. Louis, IL; Memphis, TN; and no city in KY), Tennessee does not allow gambling. Pic2 shows 4 coin-op games, pinball, jukebox, mini-bowling, and a rifle game. To add confusion there are smaller pics of a Roman emperor bearing a scepter, a man wearing a tophat and pipe pulling something out of a box, and the glasses have a background of musical notes. Back to pic1 and the phrase "37 years of service". The best scenario I can come up with is these were given to a salesrep of a coin-op vending company upon retirement whose territory included these 4 states. I can't explain the Roman emperor or the tophat guy, except that they would be unique to this individual. So my initial question would of course be the maker, (Culver?, Libbey?) But is it realistic that a set of 8 glasses would have been printed for a single individual? Would these companies do such a custom order? [ATTACH=full]189369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]189370[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]189371[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]189372[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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