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Today while out on a bottle adventure I found something unexpected. Whatever it is I know it has to be good. It was in an area with bottles in the 1900-1950 range, if that helps. Diameter is 2 3/4" at the widest point. To me it looks like a light lens for a vintage car but I could be wrong. What does everyone else think?
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Is the other end open? Could use a couple more pictures from other angles but looks like a drinking tumbler from what I'm seeing?
 

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Yes the other end is open, sorry about that. I tried to search in google images and nothing similar came up. It could be a tumbler but would be a very small one. It might hold six ounces at best.
 

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It looks like a flower frog to me, but I could be wrong. They're great for displaying marbles!
 

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Looks to me like a juice glass or tumbler. It is too long for a vehicle light and has no holes for a flower frog. Sometimes the easiest answer is the right one.
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Thanks for the help guys. I'll go with that. It's an ornate tumbler. I measured and it only holds 5 ounces so maybe it was for alcoholic or mixed drinks.
 

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For some reason, it reminds me of the tumblers seen in some hotels/motels.
 

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I would have expected a bit more wear on those bottom bumps if it saw much use as a tumbler, but who knows. My first thought was a lens or some type of reflector
 

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100 percent flower frog for the bottom of a vase to help the flowers stay in their arrangement. Search 'glass flower frog' - images on any search engine ... thousands of them out there.
 

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