Hardly. They drank everything from brandy to moonshine; beer, wine, sherry, brandy, whisky, &/or gin depending on their taste & ability to buy. 
      All of the drinking vessels on this page were made during the 1840s - 1870s & unless specifically noted, they are all flint glass.  Of course lo, these 160 years later, we actually have no idea who drank what liquor (or whatever) from which vessel despite the assortment of names given to them by early writers & latter day collectors. 
       Other than normal wear, there is no damage to these pieces unless specifically noted in its listing.  There may be differences of opinion as to the makers of some patterns & some patterns were made by more than one glass house.
Below you will find listings for flat & footed 'whiskey' and 'bar' tumblers, champagne goblets, ale glasses, wine goblets, cordials & some related
fun items at the bottom. Don't get cranky about terms used.
Really all we think we know about most of these are simply guesses.
 The numbers following some names relate to our inventory
& enable us to identify the piece of glass you select.
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BELLFLOWER aka
Ribbed Bellflower
By Boston Sandwich
ca. 1860s. AS IS; there is
some internal slag. 
It is 3 1/2" tall and 3 1/4" OD
at the top.  $55		 BABY THUMBPRINT 
#353 By Bakewell Pears
ca. 1850s. Some roughness
on outside bottom edge.
3 3/4" tall. **SOLD**
 BABY THUMBPRINT  
# 636.  By Bakewell Pears. This is non-flint but
is early - probably 1870s.
**SOLD**
GIANT PRISM by maker
unknown ca. mid 19th c.
Has a base chip seen HERE.
$65 		TULIP & SAWTOOTH
By Bryce Richards ca. 1870s.
**SOLD**		 FLUTE A handled whiskey
2 7/8" tall w/ ground pontil & applied handle.  Adams' mug
book #188  $85
BABY THUMBPRINT 4 Row aka Argus #316 & #613.
4 1/4" tall. Rough pontil.
We had 2**SOLD**
 BABY THUMBPRINT
4 ROW #364 By Bakewell
Pears ca. 1880s. 3 5/8" tall.
**SOLD**		 BABY THUMBPRINT 4 Row aka Argus #376
By Bakewell Pears ca.
1850s. 4 1/8" tall. $65
TONG aka Excelsior Variant
By Boston Sandwich ca.
1850s. Low flint content but
heavy glass; rough pontil; flake under the base.**SOLD** 		BABY HONEYCOMB
By an unknown maker
ca mid 19th c. 2 very small
flat flakes...one on inside
and one on outside of top rim.
$65		 FLUTE  of
undetermined origin but
its an early one. It has a
little cloudiness in the base & a chip on one corner of
the base. $35
HERCULES PILLAR By Bakewell Pears per Metz. ca. 1850s.
These are low flint content, if any.
The footed tumbler on the left has a rough pontil.**SOLD**
The 2 3/4" tall mug on the right has a molded handle
with a 'chevron' mark at the base.
It may be a 'whiskey taster' or toy mug. $65 		RINGED PANELS
has a pressed handle & is
3 5/8" tall. The maker is unknown but ca. 1860s. There is some roughness on the base. $75
SENECA LOOP By
McKee ca. 1870s.
$65
PRISM & FLUTE By
Bakewell, Pears & Co.
ca. 1870s. We have
3 @ $75 each. 		ROMAN KEY
By unknown maker
ca. mid 19th c.
5" tall. $75
EARLY  COLONIAL
This is pictured in Barlow
Kaiser #1190. They call it a goblet because high stemmed goblets were not made until the 1840s.  That dates these
VERY early! It is 3 1/2" tall &
2 3/8" OD at the top edge.
Ground pontil.
We have 2 @ $135 each.		 SHANE Footed tumbler
or Brandy. It is pictured
& named in Unitt II at page
16. It is  4" tall & 2 7/8" OD
at the top edge ca. 1860s.
We have 4 @ $65 each.

SANDWICH
A whiskey made ca. 1840s-50s, before
names were assigned
to patterns. It is 3 5/8" tall & has 3 tiny
fleabites seen HERE.
$95


A side by side comparison of the four Ashburton champagnes below.
We are unable to attribute them as to maker for certain but most likely
The New England Glass Co. ca. 1860s.
ASHBURTON   A  
#603 Champagne
4 7/8" tall. No pontil. See small chip on side
of base HERE.  $45		    ASHBURTON  B
#604 Champagne
5 1/8" tall. It may
have a ground pontil.
$75
   ASHBURTON  C #605 Champagne 4 7/8" tall. It has no pontil. $75

ASHBURTON   D
#606   Champagne 5" tall.  The ovals are cut & it has a ground pontil. $95
HUBER aka Cape Cod #222
by the New England Glass Co.
ca. 1860s.  Our #493. 
It is 5 1/4" tall. $55		 BESSIMER FLUTE #494
5"tall. Ground Pontil. 
$75

BESSIMER FLUTE #039
5 1/4" tall; 8 panels;
Metz I #393.
Ground pontil $75

Rare CHERRY pattern by Bakewell Pears ca. 1870
in flint fiery opalescent milk glass as seen
in the second photo. It is 4 7/8" tall.
Not previously described.  $325 		TREE OF LIFE
Champagne ca. 1870s
by Portland Glass Co.
It is 6 1/8" tall & 2 5/8" diameter at the top. $175
   
  WAY COLONIAL
It is 5 1/4" tall, has a rough pontil and a tiny 'fleabite' under the base seen HERE. $55		  

MASTER ARGUS
By a maker unknown to
us many long years ago.
It is 7 3/4" tall, heavy
flint & $125		 HUBER aka Cape Cod #22 aka Straight Huber by the New England Glass Co. & others ca. 1860s. 
It is 6 3/4" tall.  $75		 MIRROR aka Rounded Thumbprint by a maker unknown to us.  It is 6 3/4" tall & 2 3/4" OD at the top edge. We have2 @
$85 each.
NEW YORK HONEYCOMB #422
& #606 by many factories including McKee during the mid 1800s.  They are Pony Ales or Jelly Glasses - depending on whose name for one chooses.   They are both non-flint &
5 3/4" tall.  #422 is 2 3/8" diameter
at the top and #606 is 2" & has a
very slight tinge of color.
They are $65 each.
GIANT THUMBPRINT
#854 Heavy.  Pic in Metz 1
pg 8; 6 3/4" tall. Maker & exact dates unknown
but certainly mid 1800s.
The foot has had a clean
break & been reglued -
see on left side of photo.
$45
TONG aka Excelsior Variant #1 aka
Hourglass by Curling, Robinson & Co. ca.
1856. Ale or Jelly
Glass - depending.....  
5 1/2" tall & 3" OD
at top edge.  We
have 3 @ $85 each.
ARGUS #486 By Bakewell & others ca. 1840s - 50s.
4 1/8" tall. $75 		TALL ARGUS #593 By Bakewell Pears & others ca. 1840s & 50s.  4 1/4" tall. Metz I pg 16.  $85 ASHBURTON Var. #589 By New England Glass Co. & others ca. 1860s. 4" tall; ground pontil. $55
ASHBURTON #584  Set of 3 matching 4 1/4" tall wines.  1 7/8" OD at top edge.
Made by the New England Glass Co. & others ca. 1860s. Set of 3 $110.
ASHBURTON #591
By New England Glass Co. & others ca. 1860s. 4 1/4" tall.
$55 		BARREL ASHBURTON
#585 By New England Glass
Co. & others ca. 1860s.
4" tall. $55 		BARREL ASHBURTON
#586   By New England Glass Co. & others ca. 1860s. 4 1/8" tall.  $55
BARREL ASHBURTON
#587 By New England Glass
Co. & others ca. 1860s. 4 1/4" tall.  This is non-flint. $35		 BARREL ASHBURTON
#588 By New England Glass
Co. & others ca. 1860s.
3 7/8" tall. $55 		BARREL EXCELSIOR #149 By McKee & others ca. 1862s. 4 1/4" tall,
1 7/8" OD at top. $65
ASHBURTON #544
Tall wine 4 1/2" tall. Pic
Metz I pg 233.
$75 		HERCULES PILLAR aka
Pillar Variant. By
undetermined maker ca.
1850s. May be non-flint but
very early, crude glass RARE
in wine; rough pontil.  One with broken, reglued foot $75 & one with only crude roughness - no damage $145		 EXCELSIOR #254 By Boston Sandwich
ca. 1850s.
4 5/8" tall. $65
BULLSEYE #247 By New England Glass Co.
ca. 1865. 4 1/2" tall, 2 1/16"
OD at top edge. $145		 DIAGONAL  SAWTOOTH BAND Maker not attributed
ca. 1850s. "Very scarce" per
Metz II pg. 18.  Seen in Sandwich Museum.  We have
5 @ $95 each.		 DOUBLE WEDDING
RING #205 By maker unknown ca. 1870s; 4 1/8" tall. "Scarce".  $135
RIBBED IVY #370
By Boston Sandwich ca. 1850.
4" tall.   $150 		FRAMED BLOCKS
#103 By unknown maker
ca. 1850s. 4 1/2" tall; 1 7/8"
OD at top edge. Clear &
heavy like flint but no ring because of thickness of
glass. $125		 FRAMED BLOCKS
#546 Unknown maker ca.
1850s. Rings like flint &
lighter weight than #103.
4 3/8" tall; 2 3/16" at
top edge. Ground pontil.
$125
BELLFLOWER (Left)
#360, 362, 363 & 364
These are 4" Bellflower wines
with single vine, fine ribs,
barrel bowls, ribs to the top edge, knob stems & plain
bases. We have 4 matching
@ $135 each. 		BELLFLOWER (Center)
#358, 359 & 361
These are 4" Bellflower wines
with single vine, fine ribs,
barrel bowls, ribs to the top edge, knob stems & a base with rays to the outer edge of the
foot . We have 3 matching @ $135 each.		 BELLFLOWER (Right)
#365,366,367 & 368 These are 4" Bellflower wines
with single vine, fine ribs, straight sides, a hexagonal
stem, short rayed base & “thumbprints” under the bowl.  We have 4 matching
@ $125 each.

THUMBPRINT BABY
BY Bakewell, Pears & Co. ca.
1850.  We have 10 in flint. 
They are all 4 1/4" - 4 3/8" tall.
Eight are undamaged and $85 each.
One has a nic on the top edge seen HERE. It is $35. And one has a flat flake on the top of the foot seen HERE & it is $35.

 LONG PANELED FLUTE maker unknown; dates ca. 1850s or
'60s. Ground pontil.
4 1/2" tall. There
is crazing in the base
seen HERE.
$45
THUMBPRINT BABY
By Bake swell, Pears & Co.
We have 4 in non-flint,
probably 1860s. They are
4 1/4" tall & look like
the flint ones but are only
$65 each.
 
HUBER  By Boston Sandwich
ca. 1860s.  These are 3 1/8"
tall & may or may not be flint; they are too teeny to have
any chance of having
the bell tone ring. We have
3 @ $65 each.
   SENECA LOOP By
McKee ca. 1870s.
It is non-flint but we're showing it here anyway.
$75
NORTHERN STAR This
appears to be either a toothpick holder or a shot glass. So we'll include it here in case its the latter.  $75		 Just for fun, we're including some early non-flint jiggers
made in England in the shape of thimbles.  The words
around the top edge say, "JUST A THIMBLEFULL". 
But they are 2 1/8" tall thimbles specifically made to
insure good measure.  In clear glass $85 & rare blue $125.
Here are two mid 19th c. flint wine coasters. They are heavy & have the inner base rim to accommodate a bottle of your favorite vintage libation.
The "Fan & Diamond" pattern (left) will accept a bottle nearly 4" in diameter.
The "Prism" patterned one (right) will accept a bottle up to 3 3/4" in diameter.
They are $78 each.


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