I bought these water glasses (sometimes called tumblers) about 35 years at a long defunct antique shop in Lafayette, Colorado. They fall into the large category known as Depression Glass in the trade and they were probably manufactured in the 1940's or 50's — but that's just an unsupported speculation on my part. I don't know the name of the manufacturer so they are works of art without provenance. I love the clean lines — straight at the base and then slightly flared at the top — and also the way the glasses fit so elegantly into the human hand. The tumblers are entirely unadorned and if they have a style other than vernacular I suppose they might be called Art Deco. I once had a few more of these tumblers — perhaps as many as eight, but because they are in constant use there have been losses. There's no saying how long these beauties will survive — the rims are a bit fragile and vulnerable in the dishwasher. Although they have no monetary value, they are in my opinion both classy and classic.
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