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  • Tender Co. Natural Cow Horn Comb with a Selvage Denim Bag
  • Tender Co. Black Dial Everest Hands-On Mechanical Watch
  • Tender Co. Hand Painted Purple Logwood Dyed Vest
  • Tender Co. Sgraffito Sheep Beaker
  • Tender Co. Hand Thrown Sgraffito Coffee Mug
  • Tender Co. Sweet Chestnut and Oak Bark Leather Tray
  • Tender Co. Hand Dyed Woad Mattress Ticking Tote Bag
  • Tender Co. Oak Bark-Tanned Leather Watch Strap
  • Tender Co. Flowerpot Dyed Left-Hand-Twill Cap
  • Tender Co. Hand Painted Black Logwood Dyed Vest
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  • Tender Co. Hand Thrown Flowerpot
  • Tender Co. Bronze 'Stud' Buckle Brown Stained Oak Bark Leather Belt
  • Tender Co. Black Striped Welsh Woollen Flannel Bias Bound Scarf
  • Tender Co. Lost Wax-Cast Brass Loops Cotton Webbing Belt
  • Tender Co. & For Holding Up The Trousers sun-bleached suspenders woad dyed shirt, with rubber buttons leaving their shadows
  • Tender Co. Mouth-Blown Spirits Glass with Gin
  • Tender Co. Hand Made Cotton Acetate Sunglasses
  • Tender Co. Bronze 'Keeper' Buckle Brown Stained Oak Bark Tanned Leather Belt
  • Tender Co. Ecru Unborn Hand-Linked Cotton Socks
  • Tender Co. Natural Ecru Welsh Woollen Flannel Bias Bound Scarf
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  • Tender Co. Hand Painted Black Logwood Dyed Stripe T Shirt
  • Tender Co. Pure Beeswax Candle, Alight
  • Tender Co. Hand Thrown English Red Clay Coffee Mug
  • Tender Co. Hand Thrown Red Clay Milk Jug
  • Tender Co. Wattle Tanned Suede Wallet
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  • Tender Co. Hands-On Mechanical Wristwatch
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  • Tender Co. Hand Painted Purple Logwood Dyed T Shirt
  • Tender Co. Cobalt Glazed Hand Thrown Mug
  • Tender Co. Lost Wax Cast Brass Guard's Whistle
  • Tender Co. Hand-Incised Sgraffito Bowl
  • Tender Co. Mock Turtle Hand Made Cotton Acetate Round Top Sunglasses
  • Tender Co. Sweet Chestnut Trestles
  • Tender Co. Hand-Dyed Black Logwood Wattle Tanned Leather Wallet
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  • Tender Co. Cobalt Glazed Red Clay Beaker
  • Tender Co. Natural Black Lambswool Bear
  • Tender Co. Mock Turtle Flat Top Hand Made Cotton Acetate Sunglasses
  • Tender Co. Wattle Tanned Gold Embossed Wallet
  • Tender Co. Mouth Blown Glass Tumbler
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  • Tender Co. Hand Dyed Woad Left Hand Twill Cotton Tote Bag
  • Tender Co. Woad Dyed Bank Note Cambric Boxer Shorts
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  • Tender Co. Wattle Tanned Leather Fishtail Coin Purse
  • Tender Co. Brown Stained Oak Bark Leather Bronze S Buckle Belt
  • Tender Co. & For Holding Up The Trousers elasticated belt
  • Tender Co. Woad Dyed Hand-Linked Cotton Socks
  • Tender Co. Bronze Hook Buckle Oak Bark Leather Belt
  • Chris Brown for Tender Co. Signed 'Elephant Scooter' Bandana
  • Tender Co. White Cotton Cambric Bias Cut Boxer Shorts
  • Tender Co. Ecru Left Hand Twill Jumbo Tote Bag
  • Tender Co. Flat Top Black Cotton Acetate Sunglasses

MOUTH-BLOWN GLASS TUMBLER

£30.00 (inc VAT) £25.00 (exc VAT)

Tender's tumblers are mouth-blown and hand shaped in England from lead-free glass. They are large enough to be used for beer or soft drinks, but we also like them for whisky.

Rather than being cast or mechanically mould blown, as most glassware is today, this tumbler is free-blown in the manner that glass has been worked since the First Century BC. During the blowing process, the rod on which the tumbler is made leaves a 'belly button' or punty mark on the base. The punty mark is sometimes ground away, to leave a perfectly smooth bottom, but to show its construction story, Tender's tumbler has the punty mark still showing.

The final stage of production is to press one of Tender's lost wax-cast solid brass jeans buttons, showing Plautus' face, into the soft glass base. Then the tumblers must be carefully placed in an annealing oven, which cools them down very slowly, over twenty-four hours, so that the glass does not crack.

These tumblers are free blown and so vary slightly from piece to piece, however they all measure approximately 3½" (9cm) diameter, by 3½" (9cm) tall. Mouth-blown glass should be washed by hand, and is not suitable for microwaves, ovens, or dishwashers.

For beer, we recommend The Redchurch Brewery, and for Islay whisky, The Vintage House.

A tumbler of stout might be served on a sweet chestnut and oak bark-tanned leather tray, and followed by a mug of coffee.

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