No stiens........in fact the odd pewter mug on the shelf or hanging on hooks ..., although some people brought their own pewter mug or left it behind the bar but only for their own use .... .... , heavy to lift (even when empty) , thick Imperial Pint frosted-glasses ( I have a collection)...odd small spirit glasses , some bowl-shaped...there was also a small pewter spirit holder called a cropper (hence a cropper of whiskey , meaning a "half-one" ). two pewter spirit measures, one for a half-one and larger size for "a glass" ( hence a "half-a-whiskey" or a " glass of whiskey" ).....bottles usually were of earthenware variety....there was a good turn-of-century pub-display in Carlow County Museum , I gave some glasses and bottles to that for display....I would suggest contacting the Abbey Theatre but they rarely reply to enquiries of this nature On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Turtle Bunbury <turtle@turtlebunbury.com>wrote: > Here's a question for all the pub spies out there ... and I'm afraid I > don't know the answer! > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: "" <rtcash@bigplanet.com> > > Date: 23 March 2010 05:38:40 GMT > > To: turtle@turtlebunbury.com > > Subject: Enquiry from turtlebunbury.com > > Reply-To: "" <rtcash@bigplanet.com> > > > > This message was sent from: > > http://www.turtlebunbury.com/contact.html > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > NAME: Renee Cash > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > EMAIL: rtcash@bigplanet.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > SUBJECT: Enquiry from turtlebunbury.com > > > > ------------------------- MESSAGE ------------------------- > > > > I am working on the play "playboy of the western world" and I am > > trying to make the props accurate. Namely the drinkware. Could you > > help me?? Would they have had glass beer mugs or stiens in a pub > > circa 1900?? > > Thank you > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe > to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Excellent, many thanks Mick, I will forward accordingly. Turtle Bunbury www.turtlebunbury.com Old Fort, Tobinstown, Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland Mob: + 353 - (0) 87 - 6453 486 Skype: turtle1847 Turtle Bunbury is a best-selling author and travel writer based in Ireland. He has lately launched www.HistoryinaBook.com which offers an innovative way to transform your family history into a compelling read. Turtle's seventh book, Vanishing Ireland - Further Chronicles of a Disappearing World, with photographer James Fennell, was the top- selling Picture Book in Ireland over Christmas 2009. On 23 Mar 2010, at 11:25, michael purcell wrote: > No stiens........in fact the odd pewter mug on the shelf or hanging > on hooks > ..., although some people brought their own pewter mug or left it > behind the > bar but only for their own use .... .... , heavy to lift (even when > empty) , > thick Imperial Pint frosted-glasses > ( I have a collection)...odd small spirit glasses , some bowl- > shaped...there > was also a small pewter spirit holder called a cropper (hence a > cropper of > whiskey , meaning a "half-one" ). two pewter spirit measures, one > for a > half-one and larger size for "a glass" ( hence a "half-a-whiskey" > or a " > glass of whiskey" ).....bottles usually were of earthenware > variety....there > was a good turn-of-century pub-display in Carlow County Museum , I > gave some > glasses and bottles to that for display....I would suggest > contacting the > Abbey Theatre but they rarely reply to enquiries of this nature > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Turtle Bunbury <turtle@turtlebunbury.com > >wrote: > >> Here's a question for all the pub spies out there ... and I'm >> afraid I >> don't know the answer! >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: "" <rtcash@bigplanet.com> >>> Date: 23 March 2010 05:38:40 GMT >>> To: turtle@turtlebunbury.com >>> Subject: Enquiry from turtlebunbury.com >>> Reply-To: "" <rtcash@bigplanet.com> >>> >>> This message was sent from: >>> http://www.turtlebunbury.com/contact.html >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> NAME: Renee Cash >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> EMAIL: rtcash@bigplanet.com >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> SUBJECT: Enquiry from turtlebunbury.com >>> >>> ------------------------- MESSAGE ------------------------- >>> >>> I am working on the play "playboy of the western world" and I am >>> trying to make the props accurate. Namely the drinkware. Could you >>> help me?? Would they have had glass beer mugs or stiens in a pub >>> circa 1900?? >>> Thank you >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >> >> ======================================= >> Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must >> subscribe >> to the List. Its FREE! >> --------------------------------------- >> To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to >> IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without >> the >> quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must > subscribe to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject box. > No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >