Tall Georgian Facet Cut Glass Toddy Lifter c.1820

This is a tall early 19th Century Georgian antique glass toddy lifter which has an applied neck ring with slice cuts below. A tall example at over 8 inches. A Toddy Lifter is used to transpose alcohol from a Serving Rummer or Punch Bowl held in the centre of the table into your glass. You place the toddy lifter into the liquid and let the reservoir at the base fill. Place you finger over the small hole at the top and move to the glass and release, emptying the contents into the glass. This Toddy Lifter comes from the Michael Wallis Toddy Lifter collection put together over a 45 year period. To our knowledge, it is the largest and more comprehensive collection that exists with almost 80 different examples in size, cutting, knops and other decoration.