Antique twisted glass for Absinthe
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The twists on the glass are used to measure out the absinthe liquor and then pour the water over the sugar on the absinthe spoon on the glass to soften the bitterness of the drink.
Antique twisted glass for Absinthe
The glass thickens in the lower part, where the absinthe dose was.
Presence of bubbles in the glass. Scratches from use. Blown glass, there is still the trace of the pontil underneath.
The twists on the glass are used to measure out the absinthe liquor and then pour the water over the sugar on the absinthe spoon on the glass to soften the bitterness of the drink.
Quite a ceremony!
You can find other models of glasses and absinthe spoons on the site or in the shop.
Dimensions:
Height approx. 15.5 cm - Weight approx. 420/430 g
You buy 1 glass
All glasses are slightly different, they are not exactly the same size or diameter, some are smaller than others or heavier than others.
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Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE STORED SEPARATELY – CODEX 1908
Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous ‘poison cabinet’.
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
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Antique twisted glass for Absinthe
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The twists on the glass are used to measure out the absinthe liquor and then pour the water over the sugar on the absinthe spoon on the glass to soften the bitterness of the drink.
