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Not real sure what this is? i guess it could be a shot glass. it was bought at a antique shop years ago its hand painted i can tell you that. it has a hairline crack nothing terrible. it is not marked im sure i will be answering that again lol? its approx half foot tall overall a nice little piece to display in your home

Questions & Comments

It looks stenciled. Appears at first glance to be around 40's or 50's. Not sure with out looking at it. Are there any marks on the underside. Is there any blue dots?

Feb 21st, 2012 at 12:13:52 PM PST by

i figured it for a shot glass one side is a single and if your having a bad day flip it over and pour yourself a double.

Feb 21st, 2012 at 2:10:16 PM PST by

yup, for poached eggs, soft boiled, not hard. You only need one if you're a collector.

Mar 2nd, 2012 at 3:02:51 PM PST by

Yep...egg cup

Feb 21st, 2012 at 10:32:36 AM PST by

why would people put eggs in cups???thanks

Feb 21st, 2012 at 10:35:49 AM PST by

i agree,it's a egg holder for soft boiled eggs,my gramps used one of them, and yup, ya could use it for a 1 or 2 shot glass,& why not, one does not spend thier whole day eatin eggs. F&W

Feb 23rd, 2012 at 5:08:00 AM PST by

lol

Feb 23rd, 2012 at 3:14:09 PM PST by

looks like a stand for poached eggs

Feb 21st, 2012 at 6:59:47 PM PST by

eggs thats what it seems

Feb 21st, 2012 at 7:07:24 PM PST by

does anyone know how old this might be?

Feb 21st, 2012 at 10:38:13 AM PST by

Forgot...the reason for the cup is to hold the poached egg, shell and all, then the diner cracks it open with a spoon and scoops the soft and runny insides out to eat. F&W.....

Mar 2nd, 2012 at 3:07:23 PM PST by

the small side is up and you place a soft or medium boiled egg in it - you crack off the top and eat the egg out of the shell. Kind of an older item.

Feb 21st, 2012 at 10:53:35 AM PST by

cool

Feb 21st, 2012 at 5:42:08 PM PST by

fanned and watching

Mar 6th, 2012 at 8:10:46 AM PST by

F & W

Mar 5th, 2012 at 4:37:10 PM PST by

fanned!

Mar 6th, 2012 at 2:00:28 PM PST by

LOL! I got so tickled when I saw "a whachamacallit" up for auction! LMBO! and yeah, they are all right, and they do go back way before the 50's and 60's. I have seen in movies set in the 1600's they ate out of egg cups at breakfast. My great grandmother had a set of them and used them all the time. My grandmother ended up with them and when she passed, I never knew what happened to them. But my grandmother told me her father bought them for her mother on their first anniversary which was in 1894. So yeah, they are old. I don't think they make them anymore. at least I haven't seen any. Its too bad you couldn't find out how old it is! It could make some money at an antique auction! Ya never know! =0) F&W!

Mar 6th, 2012 at 4:53:52 PM PST by

I have 2 that my grandmother collected. Maybe I'll put them on, or add to them.....
F&W!

Mar 4th, 2012 at 9:24:33 PM PST by

cool!

Mar 3rd, 2012 at 6:55:59 AM PST by

f&w

Mar 3rd, 2012 at 6:02:24 AM PST by

Yep, It's for 'soft-boiled, 2 minute eggs'. The egg is left in the shell so the softness of the yellow does not run out and all. The shell acts as it's own little bowl. There are also 'egg' spoons, each has a serrated or 'toothed' edge at the point of the spoon. The 'soft-boiled' egg is 'gently' tapped just enough to cracked the shell, then the 'toothy' spoon is used to kind of cut the top off, egg and shell but enough to get the slender spoon into the egg in order to eat it. I have my gggreat-grandmother's set not exactly the same as this as well as the spoons that match the egg cups, the spoon handles are ceramic and match the design motif on the cups. Yes, turn it over, and place an egg in it and you'll see how well it fits. Your's looks like 'china painting stenciling, yes, probably very old. Late, late 1800's to 1950's. You could probably find the pattern by googling 'antique china egg cups' or something similar if you really want to know the history. Personally, I love the 'jigger' theory', 1 for an 'okay' day & 2 'as needed'!!Love it, LOL!!Thanks for the listing! Hadn't thought of mine in a long time!

Mar 6th, 2012 at 7:08:48 PM PST by

love it! fanned and watching

Feb 28th, 2012 at 11:31:25 PM PST by

cool egg cup
f and w
fan back plz?

Feb 28th, 2012 at 6:08:09 PM PST by

Some people collect egg cups. There are all kinds, from comical to elegant.

Feb 28th, 2012 at 4:54:17 PM PST by

fanned and watching please fan back

Feb 27th, 2012 at 5:00:23 PM PST by

Yea my peeps used the small side when it was hard boiled & the other end (larger)for softboiled, So you all are right. I still have one from our family's original set of 8

Feb 25th, 2012 at 7:42:29 AM PST by

they r kinda neat

Feb 24th, 2012 at 9:35:48 PM PST by

My grandma had them and she always took the shell completely off, I guess it depends on how ppl were taught to use them.

Feb 24th, 2012 at 6:55:12 AM PST by

It is a hard boiled egg server, you peel the egg and serve it on a platter in the egg server....This one is very pretty

Feb 24th, 2012 at 6:53:40 AM PST by

yes, egg cup. I grew up eating out of one of these for breakfast. Each member of the family had their own cup with a distinctive design

fanned and watching.

Feb 24th, 2012 at 2:27:06 AM PST by

Agreed egg cup

Feb 23rd, 2012 at 5:37:55 AM PST by

its a neat piece

Feb 23rd, 2012 at 4:00:26 PM PST by

ate, even

Feb 21st, 2012 at 3:35:55 PM PST by

so one by itself is not that nice you would want a matching pair

Feb 21st, 2012 at 4:10:14 PM PST by

once upon a time people at soft boiled eggs out of these

Feb 21st, 2012 at 3:26:42 PM PST by

lol

Feb 21st, 2012 at 5:38:55 PM PST by

fanned and watching

Feb 21st, 2012 at 2:44:08 PM PST by

fanned

Feb 21st, 2012 at 5:39:36 PM PST by

i dont see any dots on it

Feb 21st, 2012 at 2:10:47 PM PST by

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