Absinthe Books II - Trade Catalogues
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Contemporary catalogues from French glassworks and silverworks, often richly illustrated, show items especially
manufactured for use with absinthe - dose-marked glasses, carafes, topettes, spoons, grilles etc.
Verreries Portieux Catalogue 1914
A wide selection of absinthe glasses, and chopes. The carafes
page shows a dual mouthed carafe especially made for use with
absinthe.
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Verreries Meisenthal Catalogue
A classic "East" glass, a glass brouilleur, carafes
and a topette.
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Verreries de Croismare
A range of absinthe glasses,
including Yvonne, Egg,
Reservoir, and East designs.
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larger images.
The recent discovery of this Verreries
Legras pricelist seems to indicate
that most of the best-known styles of
publicity carafe were made by the
same firm.
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versions.
Orféverie Alfénide & Gombault Catalogue 1891
Together with Christofle, one of the largest manufacturers.
An absinthe spoon, a grille, a brouilleur and a range of spoon-holders.
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Orféverie Cailar, Bayard & Cie Catalogue
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