1952 GRAND PRIZE BEER SET/3 PAPER CUPS MINT CONDITION!

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SET OF 3 GRAND PRIZE "PALE DRY" BEER WAXED PAPER CUPS, 3 5/8" HIGH BY 2 11/16" DIAMETER AT LIP. LOGO AND LETTERING ON BOTH SIDES READS "GRAND PRIZE PALE DRY BEER ...GULF BREWING CO....HOUSTON, TEXAS". NEVER USED...NEVER OUT OF STACK OF CUPS! PRINTED INSIDE THE BOTTOM RIM IS " 7 FL. OZ. PRACTICAL CAPACITY SPECIAL DESIGN SODA DIXIE BY DIXIE CUP CO., EASTON, PA., U.S.A." GRAND PRIZE BEER PROMOTIONAL ITEMS ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE. GRAND PRIZE BEER WAS PRODUCED BY HOWARD HUGHES' GULF BREWING COMPANY OF HOUSTON IN THE LATE 30s TO CLOSING IN THE EARLY 60s. THE AWARD WINNING GRAND PRIZE "PALE DRY" BEER WAS INTRODUCED IN 1952. THIS IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF "PALE DRY" PROMOTIONAL ITEMS IN THE ESTATE OF MY UNCLE BILL, THE GRAND PRIZE REPRESENTATIVE FOR DALLAS AT THAT TIME.