4 Rare Whiskey Shot Glasses from TOOTS SHOR legendary New York City Saloon
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Offered here are 4 (four) original whiskey Shot Glasses from Toots Shor's saloon (with the Toots Shor logo). NO RESERVE. Provenance:After the tax authorities closed his 52nd Street saloon, Toots sold the rights to his name and presence to a new chain of Toots Shor restaurants operated by the Riese brothers. When he died on January 23, 1977, there were four such Toots Shor restaurants (including one across from Madison Square Garden) in Manhattan, none of them his. These glasses were obtained at auction after the closings of these locations. From the introduction to "Saloonkeeper":It was a mythological New York, a place before Times Square was taken over by Disney, a smoke-filled era in which men were men and women were dames, a period when getting properly inebriated was a sign of character and top shelf was the elixir of life. Between World War II and the end of the Eisenhower era, Manhattan’s place to be and to be seen was Toots Shor’s, and for those who were part of the inner circle – pals one and all – it sure was fun while it lasted. Only Toots Shor’s was Toots Shor’s, and only Toots Shor’s had Toots Shor. This stout, gregarious palooka reigned over his men’s club and served up food and strong drink with a heaping side of insults and put-downs. More than a host, he was a lord. And the eponymous saloon was his personal fiefdom.
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