As I put clean glasses up in the cabinet, I looked at one glass which was given to me years ago. It belonged to my paternal great-grandfather, James Andrew Cauble, known to me and family as "Pa Jim".
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I bought at an antique store years ago.
My grand-daughters love to use this glass. In fact, the girls would fight over who would use that glass, and that led me to search antique stores to buy at least two more glasses like Pa Jim's.
Imagine the kids surprise when they learned that the glass they loved to drink out of was, in fact, a snuff glass. They know about Copenhagen and "dipping" because we live in Texas and some cowboys in the family (or friends of their older sisters) "dip snuff".
So when I described what went in these glasses, they all said, "Yuck", "Gross", "No way!" Yes, girls, yes way!
If you're like my grands, and curious about a snuff glass, well, it was a glass container that held powdered tobacco.
After the powdered tobacco was used, families would use the containers as drinking glasses. Our families back in time didn't throw items away like we do in today's world. They were what I call the great recyclers.
What made me think of James Andrew Cauble (born 18 Mar 1880-Putnam, Callahan County, Texas, died 20 May 1962-Fisher County, Texas) and his snuff glasses?
Well, this weekend I was going through tubs of sentimental and antique items I've kept through the years.
And guess what? I have another one of his glasses. Will it go in the cabinet? Yes, it will.
What better way to honor an ancestor than to use something that belonged to them. Even if it is a snuff glass.
Do you have unusual items from your family that you use every day? Drop a message and let me know.
-Revis
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