The Imperial Eagle Beaker

The Imperial Eagle Beaker Humpen Glass are large cylindrical beaker, usually with enameled decoration. The volume of a Humpen Glass was usually little less than a gallon, and varied of 8 to 12 inch in hight. These glasses were made in Germany, Bohemia, and Silesia...

Spirit In A Bottle

Spirit In A Bottle Glass technology developed in India around 1,730 BC. The first small glass bottles was made in ca. 1,500 BC in Mesopotamia. Around 200 BC Syrian craftsmen invented the glassmaker’s pipe allowing for larger and more varied bottle shapes. The...

Pierre Pérignon – father of bottle labeling

Pierre Pérignon – father of bottle labeling Pierre Pérignon (ca. 1638 – 1715) was a Benedictine monk in the Order of Dom Pérignon OSB in France. Pérignon is awarded for many inventions in the Wine & Champagne industry. Especially interesting –...