Dribble glass
A dribble glass is a drinking glass that has holes hidden in its etched design.[1]
An advert for a dribble glass from a 1948 comic book: "Make your drinking friends drool!"
The purpose of a dribble glass is for pranks. When a person tilts the glass to take a drink from this glass, they will end up spilling the liquid on their clothing as the drink trickles through the holes.[2]
In ancient Greece, sculptors created so-called "dirty trick vases" that featured a small rectangular hole in the foot of the vase.[3]
References
- Hargrave, J. (2011). Sir John Hargrave's Mischief Maker's Manual. Penguin Young Readers Group. pp. 115–118. ISBN 978-1-101-48602-3. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- Soule, Gardner (January 1955). "Fun's Henry Ford is Still Inventing". Popular Science. 166 (1): 123. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- Vickers, Michael (1975-07-01). "A Dirty Trick Vase". American Journal of Archaeology. 79 (3): 282–282. doi:10.2307/503485. ISSN 0002-9114.
Further reading
- Newgarden, M. (2004). Cheap laffs: the art of the novelty item. H.N. Abrams. p. 34. ISBN 9780810955998. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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