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Thrift Store Find: Vintage Souvenir Glasses



True confessions: I'm a thrift store addict. I love when I stumble on vintage treasures at a great bargain. Last week, my husband and I spotted a collection of souvenir glasses. We took all 24 of them for about 20 cents a piece.


Each glass has a unique restaurant or location printed on it and many of these places no longer exist. A few have great stories.


The state collection glasses are ones that I have seen before - but many of the others are new to me! I loved the little Cypress Gardens shot glass with female water-skiers.


This is one of three Florida Beer glasses, La Tropical Ale, that are from a defunct brewery in Tampa that imported beer from Cuba.



Russell's Silver Bar and Restaurant in Chicago was a mafia hangout in the 1950's. Oh, the stories these glasses could probably tell!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Right on, that was a good score! You and I have to go thrift store shopping one of these days.
Jamie Janosz said…
Definitely! I'll have to check out the stores by you!
Jane E said…
I have a set of CA tourist locations: Yosemite, Golden Gate Bridge, citrus groves, Big Sur, etc. Love vintage kitchen wares!!
Jamie Janosz said…
Thanks for reading, Jane! Are you a California girl - or do you just love those spots?