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Q: I was at the Kentucky Derby in May 1941, the year Whirlaway won the race. I was invited by my boss to share his box at that Derby, and he had a mint julep delivered to each of his guests. My mint julep was in a glass I still own.
A: There must be some confusion with dates, since your glass could not have been made before 1945. In 'mint' condition, your julep glass is worth about $500.
The first glass with the Kentucky Derby inscription was used in the Dining Room at Churchill Downs in 1938, probably as a water glass. Some were taken home as souvenirs. The design on this glass shows three spires, not the famous twin spires. In 1939, mint juleps were sold in souvenir glasses for patrons to keep. The 1939 and 1940 julep glasses share the same design. They are both clear glass with a band of racing horses around the bottom, but have differences in color and wording. In 1940 there was also an aluminum tumbler made by West Bend Aluminum. It has an embossed portrait of a horse surrounded by a large horseshoe and the words Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs. It was used again in 1941. A speckled and molded Bakelite tumbler became the Derby glass of the war years, 1941 through 1944. It was made by the Beetleware Corp. of New York, and at least nine colors are known. These tumblers sell for over $2,500 each.
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War-time restrictions banned all racing in 1945 and it appeared there would be no Derby. But VE Day was May 8, and the Derby was run on June 9. Libbey Glass Co. produced three glasses that year for Churchill Downs, a short frosted glass, a clear shot glass, and the tall (or zombie style) frosted glass with the green portrait of a thoroughbred like yours. This glass was also used in 1946 and 1947.
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