Oversized Snack Sniff

Description

What a fun piece! This is a mid-century novelty glass snack bowl — a large, oversized brandy snifter-style glass in pink cased/milk glass with black screen-printed graphics.

Identification:

∙ Era: 1950s–1960s

∙ Style: Novelty barware/entertaining piece, very typical of the cocktail party culture of that era

∙ Decoration: The “SNACKS” lettering with the rooster saying “Something to Crow About” and the cartoon chef/waiter figures is classic mid-century humor graphics — the kind used by companies like Federal Glass, Hazel-Atlas, or similar mass-market glass producers

∙ Form: Oversized brandy snifter used as a snack/chip bowl — a very popular party accessory of the era