tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2294515707261110237..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: B. Smithers, 1914Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90889822604144510782015-03-28T04:16:13.977-07:002015-03-28T04:16:13.977-07:00I don't think a laurel wreath would be appropr...I don't think a laurel wreath would be appropriate for a baby who has not yet had a chance to prove their worth on a battlefield, and I've never heard of a wine glass being given to a baby as a christening present. The date 1914 always conjures-up one little war, doesn't it?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86676133945627937292015-03-28T04:13:14.092-07:002015-03-28T04:13:14.092-07:00You'll love me, then. A friend of mine once &#...You'll love me, then. A friend of mine once 'splurged' £30,000 on ONE antique glass. He could afford to keep it - or drop it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36287134200225289872015-03-27T22:16:20.217-07:002015-03-27T22:16:20.217-07:00Could it have been a christening prezzie? Why just...Could it have been a christening prezzie? Why just 1914 and no day or month? To celebrate a specific 'year' seems rather arbitrary. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-55387110681287032972015-03-27T20:21:51.257-07:002015-03-27T20:21:51.257-07:00The glasses are very pretty, Tom. I like to think...The glasses are very pretty, Tom. I like to think that B. Smithers was a very special person.<br />I remember the first antique I splurged on... It's a blue painted cake tin from the 1800s. I think it was $25.00, which was a lot for me at the time. It's been used to hold cookies and treats for 40 years.<br />I love old things.<br /><br />Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044809479022489978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22155286459736712072015-03-27T15:37:15.974-07:002015-03-27T15:37:15.974-07:00Yes - I like mysteries more than I do solving them...Yes - I like mysteries more than I do solving them, usually, until it comes to Plantagenet kings.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30504001106821150622015-03-27T15:36:11.664-07:002015-03-27T15:36:11.664-07:00Yes, I have seem those, but I don't have any r...Yes, I have seem those, but I don't have any reason to believe that this glass has left England only to come back.<br /><br />Chest 36, eh? That's smaller than most women's.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54751046035475247952015-03-27T15:34:34.938-07:002015-03-27T15:34:34.938-07:00I hate large wine glasses in restaurants, but I ha...I hate large wine glasses in restaurants, but I hate the way they under-fill them more.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59720421989833143062015-03-27T15:33:45.366-07:002015-03-27T15:33:45.366-07:00Never on a sundae.Never on a sundae.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73256138371226969062015-03-27T15:33:20.151-07:002015-03-27T15:33:20.151-07:00Why damn me? You need a clear-out of nice things?Why damn me? You need a clear-out of nice things?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23099293629481266322015-03-27T15:32:21.890-07:002015-03-27T15:32:21.890-07:00After a couple of glasses, Smithers does not seem ...After a couple of glasses, Smithers does not seem to matter.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-67132646279756356792015-03-27T12:47:03.696-07:002015-03-27T12:47:03.696-07:00I don't suppose you will ever know exactly who...I don't suppose you will ever know exactly who he is, but I like to think that is probably the best thing - gives the glass an air of mystery. It is lovely by the way.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16056833960346486592015-03-27T08:40:18.645-07:002015-03-27T08:40:18.645-07:00Could your glass have travelled? There is a Benjam...Could your glass have travelled? There is a Benjamin F. Smithers who died 28 Dec. 1914 in America. Famous for having had a drink paid for by J. Wilkes Booth moments before Booth shot Abraham Lincoln.<br /><br />And you may have come upon this guy in your search already: Private William James Smithers, KIA 1917 at Passchendaele. My husbands name is William, but he has only ever been called Bill, therefore the 'B'? But could a private have had an engraved glass? Would the engraving not also read 1917 and not 1914? Don't know. At epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk war memorials surnames S you can see a photograph of William Smithers, read about his life and learn that his chest measurement was 36 inches.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12407082120016433052015-03-27T08:04:36.978-07:002015-03-27T08:04:36.978-07:00I love your glasses and it's lovely to have on...I love your glasses and it's lovely to have one's own ' special ' glass, isn't it Tom ? My only problem is that it's not quite big enough for me { although, I wouldn't say no if you offered me a drop of white or red in one of those glasses ! } I have a bit of a thing about drinking wine out of a large glass. I could just drink green Chartreuse from yours !!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35948538682892132512015-03-27T06:58:16.220-07:002015-03-27T06:58:16.220-07:00They are very nice. They make me think of sundae g...They are very nice. They make me think of sundae glasses. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76587289012933953472015-03-27T06:55:47.484-07:002015-03-27T06:55:47.484-07:00Oh my what a beautiful glass and even more beautif...Oh my what a beautiful glass and even more beautiful history. Every time I think I can going to downsize and get rid of some of my collections I hit your blog, find amazing posts about amazing things and decide to keep all I have, Damn you Tom!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27223837771929346102015-03-27T06:12:30.839-07:002015-03-27T06:12:30.839-07:00Beautiful glasses - and a proper surrounding for a...Beautiful glasses - and a proper surrounding for a good wine. The one with the engraving: very special, with a possibility to spin out Smither's story further when the evening is going on. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.com