NearTheSea
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posted on September 3, 2003 12:49:55 PM new
I think this is the first time I've posted a pic of something here... (that is IF I CAN  )
I've known these cups and even the tall 'ice tea' ones since I was a child, at my grandmothers, she had tons of them, and I ain't that young
I think it was my brother who told me that the milkman (when a lot of people back in the 40's-50's had milk delivered) the milkman put 'samples' in these, like cottage cheese or sour cream ? But they are different, if you look closely, the 'weaving' inside the lucite (not sure, it seems like lucite) is different, also the shapes, some are rounder, and some top rims are 'thinner'.... then someone told me Rubbermaid made these, but there are no markings, and I have them in all different shapes.
Anyone have a clue as to what they are really called, or who made them? My grandparents used them for picnics mostly. And are they worth it to list them?
Here if it will work!
TIA
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neroter12
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posted on September 3, 2003 01:01:32 PM new
Near, I dont know what they are called but I remember them growing up also so their might be some retro interest in them. (People putting on productions of sorts are always looking for retro props, too.)
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pmelcher
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posted on September 3, 2003 02:54:39 PM new
I think I have seen those called insulated cups with burlap. There are a few up for auction now. They do sell.
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NearTheSea
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posted on September 3, 2003 03:12:50 PM new
thanks neroter12 and pmelcher
Yeah! I just looked at them again, duh they are 'insulated' sort of, and I wasn't sure if that is burlap, but now that you mention it, it looks it
Thanks!
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neglus
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posted on September 3, 2003 05:34:23 PM new
We had those too..boy did they melt in the dishwasher!!!! My sibs and I put them in just to watch how they came out (Mom wasn't very happy about it)
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Libra63
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posted on September 3, 2003 06:40:08 PM new
1960's. They have tall glasses also.
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CBlev65252
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posted on September 3, 2003 06:53:39 PM new
Boy do those bring back memories. I remember them melting in the dishwasher, too. Fortunatley, it was my mom who melted them! I did enough "evil" things. I left the dishwasher melting to her.
Cheryl
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paws4God
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posted on September 5, 2003 09:15:39 AM new
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I was looking through the melmac cat and found your cups. They are listed as straw weave raffiaware. The tumblers/glasses do very well but don't know about the cups. I would think they do well also.
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NearTheSea
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posted on September 5, 2003 10:34:09 AM new
I think everyone has had an expierence at some point in their life with these
I didn't know they melted in the dishwasher though 
Thank you Paws!!! So they are melmac? wow. And thank you for the actual name! I wasn't sure if it was raffia or burlap
And yes, I do have the tall glasses, besides the cups. I have seen in the past, I think on ebay, they have an entire set, plates, and ice bucket too, which I thought the ice bucket was pretty neat
Thanks so much!
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paws4God
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posted on September 5, 2003 11:00:47 AM new
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Do an advanceded search for completed in <collectibles<tableware<melmac and put tumblers in the search box. The completed auctions I saw for the tumblers did pretty well and would probably do better in the fall.
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pclady
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posted on September 5, 2003 03:12:09 PM new
I seem to remember them coming from the milk delivery and they had cottage cheese in them. I was the dishwasher growing up, so no meltdowns.
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AuctionAce
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posted on September 5, 2003 05:22:52 PM new
Yup, we had no dishwasher either. We were the domestic servants as kids that washed the dishes.
I always associate burlap as being a non-desirable fabric as in a bag of potatoes and often wondered why they chose that fabric as the design behind the clear plastic.
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rarriffle
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posted on September 5, 2003 06:20:37 PM new
these were very popular and put out by many different companies. if you look closely at these, they seem to all come from different manufacturers. the shapes of the cups and the handles are all different.
some dairies did delivery cottage cheese in this type of cup. as I recall, you could also buy peanut butter in a glass like these.
we didn't have a dishwasher either, but I can remember the staining from coffee in these.
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Libra63
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posted on September 5, 2003 08:05:19 PM new
No dishwasher here either. Coming from an area where we had nothing but snow, this is the only thing we saw melt...
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sparkz
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posted on September 5, 2003 08:28:23 PM new
I listed and sold a set of 8 of these about 2 years ago. I was searching through my archived descriptions and couldn't find it, but as well as I remember, I used the word "burlap" in the title. They actually did quite well.
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paws4God
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posted on September 6, 2003 04:22:40 PM new
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Went to Barnes & Noble trying to find the name to the dishes I bought today.....didn't find the pattern name though. What I did happen to see was your cups. The list price on the cups and two sizes of tumblers is $7 - $10. Of course you don't always get list for them but it might give you an idea of where to start the bidding.
Bet they will do very well```````!
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