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Re: Beer boots

From: Stewart
Remote Name: 138.162.8.57
Date: 05/12/2008
Time: 08:39:35 AM

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Thanks! I was looking again at the article in the library on glass boots as well. The oldest is given as 1875. I've been trying to learn the origins of the beer boot, the stories offered on-line are not convincing or documented at all. The old steins and glassware certainly seem to rule out the story that the boot originated in WWI. One hint that I suspect may turn out relevant is the connection with Falstaff (the noted drinker in certain Shakespeare plays, not the beer named after him)