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Highball Glasses, WLW Radio, Midwestern Hayride, Pyroglaze Portraits, Green Glass, Set of 8, Vintage 1940s

Highball Glasses, WLW Radio, Midwestern Hayride, Pyroglaze Portraits, Green Glass, Set of 8, Vintage 1940s

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Eight glasses, eight portraits, eight signatures — a piece of American radio history you can drink from.

  • Maker: Unknown — Unmarked, Blown Glass
  • Program: Midwestern Hayride, WLW Radio, Cincinnati (1930–1972)
  • Featured Personalities: Ruth Lyons, Sally Flowers, Bonnie Lou, Jane Lynn, Bill Bailey, Spook Beckman, Willie Thall, Peter Grant (est.)
  • Materials: Blown Glass, Green with White Pyroglaze Enamel
  • Dimensions: 6.0" tall | 2.75" diameter | 12 oz
  • Origin: USA
  • Era: Circa 1940s
  • Care: Hand wash only — pyroglaze decoration
  • Condition: Vintage used, excellent overall. Bonnie Lou glass: pyroglaze yellowed and shows scratches. All other glasses excellent, all photographed. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
  • Quantity: One set available

This set of eight vintage green glass highball glasses features white pyroglaze enamel portraits and signatures of WLW Radio personalities from the Midwestern Hayride program — one of Cincinnati's most beloved radio and television variety shows, which ran from 1930 to 1972. Each glass features a different personality's portrait surrounded by additional signatures from their colleagues at the station. The bright white pyroglaze portraits against the green glass make them striking on a bar or in a display case.

A wonderful set for a radio history collector, a Cincinnati memorabilia enthusiast, a country music historian, or anyone who appreciates the particular magic of a piece that tells a very specific American story.

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