Description These glasses were used by Farmer’s Union for their condiments such as mayonnaise. Glasses measure approximately 11cm in height. The liner design was repeated three times with cities that included Paris, London, New York, Port Said, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney. Colour variations include: Light Blue, Cream, Light Green, Dark Green, Red, Yellow & Dark Yellow. These vintage 1940-1960’s glasses are unique to Australia. Known as Swanky Swig glasses, they began life as condiment jars for companies Kraft, Sanitarium, ETA (peanut butter), Cottee’s, Barnes Honey, Grieg’s Honey, Farmer’s Union & Gardner’s and one would have contained Vegemite, Marmite, Peanut Butter, Mayonnaise, sweet spread like Lemon Butter, Conserves, Savoury Relish and pastes for sandwiches, honey, cocktail onions or nuts. Once the contents were consumed, re use and collect the glasses to form a set of many colours.
