Essential Books on Shot Glasses

Essential Books

There are two books that all pre-pro shot glass collectors should own. Both were written by Barbara Edmonson and are referred to frequently throughout this site by their acronyms “HSG” and “OASG”. They contain well-written histories of pre-pro shot glasses and their manufacture. They also contain extensive listings of glasses with drawings, information regarding ownership of the brands, and approximated (though dated) values. When a shot glass is described as “unlisted”, it means that it doesn’t appear in either HSG or OASG.

Barbara Edmonson

Historic Shot Glasses. The Pre-Prohibition Era, by Barbara Edmonson, 1992.

Revised edition, includes six additional pages of glasses and updated values

Heidelberg Graphic, Chico, CA
ISBN #0-9620504-2-3, $18.50

Availability: Out of Print, but new copies can still be obtained for $20.00 (includes postage) through this site. Send an e-mail to sales@pre-pro.com for ordering information.

Old Advertising Spirits Glasses,
by Barbara Edmonson, 1988.

The second book from this author with a combined book 1 and 2 index. Contains much useful introductory material on glasses and their production.

Maverick Publications, Bend, OR.
Heidelberg Graphic, Chico, CA

Availability: Out of Print: difficult to find and expect to pay up to $50 for a used copy. Check with sales@pre-pro.com for possible availability through this site.

Historic Shot Glasses. The Pre-Prohibition Era, by Barbara Edmonson, 1985.

The original edition

Maverick Publications, Bend, OR.

Availability: Out of Print. Rarely available from used book dealers but the revised edition above is essentially identical (different cover, values were updated, 6 new listing pages were added).

Visit the links page for places to obtain used
copies of these books.