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goobster  ·  3218 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, what's your "Holy Grail?"

Back in the late 80's or very early 90's, I was in an antique shop in San Francisco with my then-wife, and almost purchased a set of "Bottoms-up Glasses" that were from the early 1920's.

A "Bottoms Up" glass is basically a shot glass with no base. You have to down it, and then set the glass down upside down on the table, because the bottom of the glass is a naked woman's rounded bottom, and the glass will fall over if you set it down on it's "bottom".

The set was probably $150, at the time, and after much debate, my wife and I decided not to purchase them.

And I have regretted that decision to this very day. (She and I still talk about the Bottoms Up Glasses that got away!)

Every couple of years I search for a set that meets the idealized mental image I have of that set... and I always come up short.

I will find a set one day that meets my exacting criteria. But until then, it is my Holy Grail.





kingmudsy  ·  3218 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's awesome! Totally unique :)

What is it about them that makes it so desirable to you?

Also, it looks like there's a few sets up on eBay! What's the difference between those and the one that you almost bought?