1952 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass

This is a rare 1952 “Kentucky Derby Gold Cup” mint julep glass. Front depicts the famous gold cup trophy given to owner of the Kentucky Derby winner every year since 1924, the year the Kentucky Derby celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and also the year “My Old Kentucky Home” was first sung at the Derby. Back tells the history of the trophy. All artwork and lettering is in gold on a frosted background. Produced by Libby Glass and carries their stylized “L” on the bottom. Glass stands 5-1/4" tall x 2-3/4" in diameter. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or scratches. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $225.00 plus s/h and insurance

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1953 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass

This is a 1953 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass. The front depicts a race horse and a collar of red roses with “Kentucky Derby” above and “Churchill Downs, The Run for the Roses” below. Colors are red, green, and black on a frosted background. Back lists all the Kentucky Derby winners from 1875-1952. This was the first year that past winners started to be listed on a regular basis on mint julep glasses, but it took another 20 years before Triple Crown Winners started being marked with a crown. Glass stands 5-1/4" tall x 2-3/4" in diameter. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or scratches. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $165.00 each plus s/h and insurance

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1954 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass

This is a 1954 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass. It is completely frosted, with green printing. The front center features a line drawing of the Churchill Downs twin spires, and the names of all past winners from 1875-1953 are printed in a random pattern around the glass. Determine won the Derby in 1954, ridden by 20-year-old Ray York, who had started riding quarter horses in 1948 and won his first thoroughbred race on July 4, 1949. York won 3,082 races during his 7-decade career as a jockey, and is the first American jockey to ride in seven separate decades, surpassing Bill Shoemaker’s record six decades. York was a special guest at the 2007 Kentucky Derby week activities. This glass stands 5-1/4" tall x 2-3/4" in diameter. We have two of these glasses and price is for each. Both are in perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or scratches. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $225.00 each plus s/h and insurance

   ** 1 sold ** 1 remaining **

1955 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass

This is a 1955 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass. Front depicts two race horses and jockeys thundering down the track, with “Kentucky Derby” above and the “Five Fastest Runnings” listed below by year, name, distance, and time. Colors are yellow and green on a frosted background. Back has a complete listing of all past winners from 1875-1954, including their winning times, along with the notation at the bottom that “From 1875 to 1895 inclusive the distance was 1-1/2 mile; in 1896 it was changed to 1-1/4 mile.” Glass stands 5-1/4" tall x 2-3/4" in diameter. We are thrilled to have three of these rare old glasses and price is for each. All 3 are in perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or scratches. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $165.00 each plus s/h and insurance

  **1 sold ** 2 remaining **

1956 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass - 2 tails, 1 star

This is one of the famous (infamous?) 1956 “Tale of the Tails” Kentucky Derby mint julep glasses. 1956 must have been a bad year for mint julep glass production because the official glass wound up being produced in four variations! The glass features three horses and the manufacturer obviously intended that all three of them have tails. But oops! On some glasses, only two of the horses have tails and these are called “Two Tails” glasses. It was also intended that the glass have two stars, one on each side, near the top. But oops again! Some glasses have only have one star and are called “One Star.”  So depending on how many tails and how many stars, the four variations are “One Star Three Tails,” “One Star Two Tails,” “Two Stars Three Tails,” and “Two Stars Two Tails.” Whew! Got all that? Our glass is the “One Star Two Tails” version. It is completely frosted and the design wraps all the way around, consisting of the Churchill Downs spires and three stylized horses and jockeys thundering down the track, with “Kentucky Derby” above on one side and “Churchill Downs” above on the other side. Colors are brown, black, and yellow. The 1875-1955 winners list also wraps all the way around and is in green, with no markings for Triple Crown winners Glass stands 5-1/4" tall x 2-3/4" in diameter and is in perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or scratches. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $250.00 plus s/h and insurance

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1957 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass

This is a 1957 Kentucky Derby mint julep glass. It is completely frosted with gold, black, and white printing. The front depicts a stylized race horse and jockey surrounded by gold stars, underneath which is “Kentucky Derby.” The back depicts a different stylized race horse and jockey surrounded by gold stars, underneath which is “Churchill Downs.” Each side of the glass features a black line drawing of one of the Churchill Downs spires. The names of all past winners from 1875-1956 are listed in white around the bottom portion of the glass. This glass stands 5-1/4" tall x 2-3/4" in diameter. Perfect condition with no nicks, chips, cracks, or scratches. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $120.00 plus s/h and insurance

** SOLD **

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