cuban missile crisis - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/cuban-missile-crisis/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:42:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Set of 8 “International” glasses by Libbey (1959-61) https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/set-of-8-international-glasses-by-libbey-1959-61/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=set-of-8-international-glasses-by-libbey-1959-61 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:41:09 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=3006 Made by the American company of Libbey, this is a complete set of eight colourful glasses depicting international cities: Madrid, Athens, Hague, Havana, London, Rome, Bombay, and Paris.  Perfect for your "Mad Men" cocktail cabinet (if you have one) or for any enthusiastically retro drinking environment ;)

The presence of the Havana glass dates the set between 1959 and 1961 (see the 1959-60 Libbey Catalogue here: http://libbeyhistory.com/Catalogs/19591960fall.pdf) .  Because of the Bay of Pigs / Cuban Missile Crisis - and the sensitivity of having a Cuba-related item in the set-  Nassau replaced Havana in 1962.

The glasses are in the "Double Old Fashioned" tumber glass style of the range and each is approximately 4in (10cm) high with a diameter of 3in (8cm) around the rim. Overall, the glasses are in very good condition, aside from a nibble on the rim of the "Havana" glass which is a shame but we don't think that it renders the set any less desirable.

The post Set of 8 “International” glasses by Libbey (1959-61) appeared first on Anything In Particular.

]]> The post Set of 8 “International” glasses by Libbey (1959-61) appeared first on Anything In Particular.

]]>