Odd Reasons why Modern WINE GLASSES are 8 x BIGGER than Antique Wine Glasses!

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@stephanieknuppel7428 Ай бұрын

What a study, every era is different , beautiful glasses in the 17s ...much more class!

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

Indeed!

@flyergowest Ай бұрын

👍

@peterperigoe9231 Ай бұрын

I'm wondering as to the cost of each of the glasses, I would imagine the Georgian wine glass was (and is) much dearer (in today's money) so if one glass in a hundred was broken or stolen, what would that cost (factored in) to the then glass of wine?

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

Good thinking, but that’s hurting my brain!

@k.e.becquer4681 Ай бұрын

Empirical study. Like that ;)

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@fredbloggs8072 Ай бұрын

I can tell you enjoyed making that video! Taking inflation into account, I wonder if a comparable bottle of wine would have been cheaper or more expensive in 1774?

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

Hmm, interesting question! I’d guess, cheaper today?

@justcurious4060 Ай бұрын

@@DavidHarperAntiques in quantity perhaps 😂

@OriginalNethead Ай бұрын

People were cheaper drunks back then; they were smaller! But wine had to be more expensive. It was all picked, bottled, fermented etc by hand. SHipped by wagon and horses, and then by ship. That said, a glass or two of the Georgian period wouldn't get even a lightweight like me loaded. I'd have to go down to the pub for a pint of cider like normal folk.

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

Could also drink Gin if you were on a budget…cheaper than water!

@OriginalNethead Ай бұрын

@@DavidHarperAntiques Safer too!

@justcurious4060 Ай бұрын

oh dear, i was born at the wrong time? after a few i would gulp too... in my Pompadour pink /roze dress fake eye brows 🤣 and pox patches

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

Sounds a great look to me!

@justcurious4060 Ай бұрын

@@DavidHarperAntiques CHEERS😂

@Jeremy-f3s Ай бұрын

You're forgetting your beauty spot, they were all the rage too with the 1774 trendies.

@Jeremy-f3s Ай бұрын

But a pound in 1774 was worth alot more than it is now, not many lower classes even saw a pound so it wouldve been twice as expensive to keep the lady's drink alive. But also the amount of energy required to put into making wine was alot more cos it was all hand made, wine now obviously still has to be matured the same way but they can produce alot more of it with modern tech than they could back then so people can drink more wine cos theres alot of cheap wine now, in 1774 there was no "budget brand" you could either afford to be drinking wine if you were higher class or you couldnt drink it at all if you were lower class.

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

You could also drink Gin of course…cheaper than water and three times the strength of current Gin! Kept you warm, kept hunger at bay and helped you forget the problems of 1774!

@Jeremy-f3s Ай бұрын

@@DavidHarperAntiques Ah right was it? I guess the lower classes were all drinking gin then, I'm sure they didn't let lack of wealth stop them getting drunk one way or another. As you say for most it was about blotting out their hardships which were way worse than we can imagine these days with our relatively comfortable lifestyles even for lower classes.

@DavidHarperAntiques Ай бұрын

@@Jeremy-f3s Very true. We don’t know how lucky we are compared to the lives of our ancestors. Being drunk most of the time was a good solution for many !