This beautiful, clear glass Saloon / Barroom Shot Glass measures approx. 2 3/8” tall and 1 7/8” in diameter at the rim. The Shot Glass is made of a very thin, delicate glass and is acid etched / engraved on the front surface with gold gilt coloring that features the diamond-shaped Trade Mark of the Thompson Straight Whiskey Co. with text below that reads “Livingston Thompson / Pres.” and “Louisville, Ky.”.

    Livingston M. Thompson was born in 1885 in Georgia to a locally-born father and a Mississippi-born mother. Thompson came late to the liquor business, moving to Louisville and opening his company in 1910 at the age of 25. Thompson's reputation rose rapidly in the fast-paced world of Louisville liquor. He established himself on famed “Whiskey Row,” occupying 111 Main Street, a four story brick building characterized by Renaissance Revival-arched windows and vertical cast iron columns. The last Louisville business directory entry for the Thompson Straight Whiskey Company was 1918. In the short span of a decade he had made himself one of Louisville’s leading whiskey men, recognized as a genius at the mail order trade, only to be brought low by the Prohibition lobby. Two years later Livingston Thompson was dead at the age of 35, cause of death unrecorded. The company distilled Whiskey under the brand names: Country Club", "Forelock", "Lucky Stone", "Old Kentucky", "Old Medicinal Corn", "Old Mountain Corn", "Thompson Old Reserve", "Thompson Select", "Thompson Straight", "Very Old Special", and "White Bird Gin."

    This rare, Pre-Prohibition Thompson Straight Whiskey Co. Advertising Whiskey Shot Glass is not a reproduction, reissue or restrike but is an original Advertising Shot Glass manufactured in the late 19th century. It is unconditionally guaranteed to be original and of the period!!!

    This outstanding, Pre-Prohibition Advertising Shot Glass is in excellent condition - clean and clear with no chips, cracks, or damage of any kind. The acid etched surface decoration is dark and bold and exceptionally well preserved as is the gold color. Overall the Shot Glass is very well preserved and displays beautifully.

    A rare and original, ca1910 Pre Prohibition Thompson Straight Whiskey Company (Louisville, Kentucky) acid etched Whiskey Advertising Shot Glass and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!

    Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for two other late 19th and early 20th century Advertising Shot Glasses which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!