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A set of six 1960’s Blakely Gas frosted highball glasses decorated with different Arizona cactus varieties. Included are: Prickly Pear, …
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A set of six 1960’s Blakely Gas frosted highball glasses decorated with different Arizona cactus varieties. Included are: Prickly Pear, Barrel, Yucca, Ocotillo, Saguaro, and Century Plant, all in bold mid century colors.
Blakely Gas operated 88 stations in Arizona, California, and Nevada, in the 50’s, and in 1951, they gave away a new Ford automobile every 51 days through a ticketed raffle. Winners were announced at a community event that often featured live entertainment, with Patsy Cline and Wayne Newton among the performers.
Blakely became a leader in customer promotions, creating this line of frosted glassware featuring Arizona cactus varieties, among other kitchen and dinnerware sets, offering single pieces to customers for as little as a 10 cent gas purchase. The idea being that once a customer owned a piece from a collection, he or she would return over and over to complete the set.
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- Dimensions
- 2.75ʺW × 2.75ʺD × 6.5ʺH
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Transparent
- Condition Notes
- Very good condition. Very good condition. less
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