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Budweiser Beer Tumbler 1879

April 18, 2014 By Jay Brooks

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I came across this interesting patent design for a beer tumbler this morning for Budweiser that was patented on June 10, 1879 by C. Conrad. Liquor importer Carl Conrad is one of the more forgotten names from the history of Anheuser-Busch. He was at least partially responsible, along with his longtime friend Adolphus Busch, for the original recipe of Budweiser and in fact early bottles of Bud, prior to the 1920s were sold under the company name “C. Conrad and Co.” before A-B got the rights from Conrad. He apparently also designed this glass for the beer in 1879. I”m not sure if they were ever made, but they certainly look somewhat familiar. Anybody know?

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Filed Under: Beers, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Glassware, History



Comments

  1. Gary Gillman says

    April 20, 2014 at 9:18 am

    That glass looks very similar to what was known in the U.S. – it is now defunct I believe – as the schooner. That terms was used around the English-speaking world to describe a beer glass of varying sizes.

    Gary

    • Gary Gillman says

      April 20, 2014 at 9:24 am

      I used to drink Schaefer and other regional brands in these glasses in Lums in the 70’s, in upstate New York:

      http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19761222&id=aPlHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AgANAAAAIBAJ&pg=6465,3573831
      Jay, I have a few years on you but it would surprise me if you don’t remember Lums. Ollieburgers!

      Gary

  2. Matt Moss says

    February 29, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    I own one the real deal

  3. Matt moss says

    February 29, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    I bought it at a thrift store it’s the real deal if I gold it under a black light you can see the green flow from the manganese they used in making the glass also bubbles and straw marks from the mold

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