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It was Christmas, 1999, and we were opening gifts. When my husband opened a package from his son, he found the set of Pioneer Club glasses pictured below. He'd bought the glasses on ebay, and had emailed the seller to ask how she dated them to the 1940's. He printed out her response, and gave it us. This is what she said, typos and all...hope you enjoy this story as much as I do!
I have an estate sale service and auction company, and I purchased the entire contents of a ladys house this past summer who was a notorious gambler, and "a lady of evening" if you know what I mean. Miss Eva told me herself that she got these souv. glasses in Vegas in the fortys, and even told me about the "married man" that took her to Vegas on that particular trip.
This lady was in her 70's and in bad heath from all the drinking, and so forth that she did for all those years!!! It is obvious that on inspection, that they are classic 1940's with the illistrations, and the way Vegas Vic looks. This lady had match books, and cockail glasses, tons of packs of "vintage unused condoms" in the household, gorgous hand made shoes from Paris, designer evening gowns, all of these lavish gifts were from lovers, and clients!! Miss Eva said that she did'nt regret a thing, that she lived her life to the fullest, and had a wonderful time!!
She went to live with a relative, and past away, in October...I went to her Funeral...and there were alot of old men there.....not hard to figure out. Probly more than you wanted to know about the Vegas Vic glasses, but true history to go with them.
Thanks, Kelly
I know there's a few flaws in the story, but I love it...just as it is!
btw...sorry about the photos. The glasses are in a display case, and it would be hard to manouver them around other stuff to get them out. The cardboard holder isn't in the best shape, so I didn't want to risk any of the glasses falling out!
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