These drinking beakers are made of horn-probably antler horn which was a readily available material for tableware. There are three sizes: maybe for a family or for different amounts of liquid. The daily drink, before tea and coffee became popular, was ale and beer and a small beer for children and those who wished to keep a clear head! The beakers remind us of the use made of local materials for everyday things in the home. Indeed, in poorer countries of the world today people have to be resourceful and use the materials around them!
Horn Beakers
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Horn Beakers are cow horn (as the name suggests) softened by boiling in vinegar, straightened and then turned. the bottom plate is made from a separate horn also boiled in vinegar slit down the side, flattened and then turned and popped into a groove in the bottom of the beaker. they must never be soaked in water or they will swell and burst. They stopped making them in any numbers about 100 years ago