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In a few short years she became famous for her original creations in crystal ware. Clark Gable saw the glass and liked it so much that he ordered six dozen and thereby launching Thorpe’s career. She gave an early glass design to her brother who took it to MGM Studios where he worked. She had no formal training and started her design experiments at home by customising beer bottles. Of Californian origin, Dorothy Thorpe was a world-renowned artist and designer who worked in different media, including glassware. But it’s not just Mad Men that connects these sophisticated glasses to the big screen…
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Essential barware for the discerning whiskey enthusiast me thinks.
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Iconic whiskey glasses: Mad Men tumblers have the silver screen embedded in their silver rims.īy popular request I hereby share the ‘F&F low down’ on those desirable silver-rimmed Mad Men tumblers you frequently see Don Draper et al drinking from in the liquor-fuelled retro TV epic: They are authentic Dorothy Thorpe designs from the 1960s and these whiskey glasses are befitting of their name Roly Poly – if you place them on their side, they roll back to an upright position.