Antique Late 19th Century Pewter Pint Lidded Tankard

Antique Late 19th Century Pewter Pint Lidded Tankard For Sale

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Antique Late 19th Century Pewter Pint Lidded Tankard:
$150.00

Late 19th Century Pewter PINT LIDDED TANKARD Height to lip 52"-Ploin slightly tapering body on molded foot Scroll handle.

Doming cover with RAM'S HORN THUMBPIECE. GLASS BOTTOM•

This is a replica of a George the Second Sterling Silver mug.

It is a type popularly presented as a TROPHY TANKARDS by HEADS of famous Colleges to winners of College Athletic events. The phase started in the Victoria Regina period continuing until the end of the 19th Century• The story on the GLASS BOTTOM is that it allowed one to see if about to be attacked whilst drinking in the Tap Room of one of the less reputable Taverns or Inns, not uncommon in the

"good old days".

This is a splendid specimen,

MADE IN ENGLAND, c. 1875.

Antique Late 19th Century Pewter Pint Lidded Tankard For Sale

Antique Late 19th Century Pewter Pint Lidded Tankard: $150.00

Antique Late 19th Century Pewter Pint Lidded Tankard:
$150.00