It's the day of New Year's Eve and I'm wondering who will be seeing this post today? So I decided to go wild and crazy!
This image is of a glass pup, known as a schnapshund, is an 18th-century novelty drinking vessel....with a sense of humor. Pouring a drink from this pooch's rear end would surely get a few laughs.
The quirky form originated in Germany and trotted to America with immigrants like Caspar Wistar, who arrived in 1717 and later founded the Wistarburg Glassworks in New Jersey. While the company was known for producing serious scientific equipment for Benjamin Franklin, it clearly knew how to have a little fun too.
(Thanks to the Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine for this bit.)
Hund is the German word for dog. Think dachshund:
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