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From: "Bob Cunning" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Nobbler
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:06:35 +1000
References: 339789027 <006d01c58e5b$c3dd8550$6603d9cb@Humorous>


Thanks Ron. Nailed it at last !!! I'd love to have a drink with you, but
who's paying the fare from Melbourne ??? <VBG>

Cheers, Bob in Melbourne


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Hume" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Lon] Nobbler


> Hi Bob,
> A nobbler was a shot glass with an etched white ring indicating one ounce
of
> liquid. It was about 75mm high. They have a collection of old drinking
> glasses at the Brecknock hotel in King William Street, Adelaide if you are
> interested. Drop in for a drink, I live there.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Ron Hume,
> Adelaide,
> South Australia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Cunning" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 9:12 AM
> Subject: [Lon] Nobbler
>
>
> >
> > I put this to the list last year with no luck, maybe now with a lot of
new
> > people, there may be an answer. I am trying to find how much
> > liquidconstituted a ''nobbler'' of brandy, whisky etc. It is not a
noblet
> > and has nothing to do with doping racehorses.
> >
> > I have found many references on Google, but the best I can get is ''a
> > small glass'' In Imperial measure, a ''nip'' was 1 Fl. Oz.
> >
> > I look forward to seeing if anyone knows.
> >
> > Cheers, Bob in Melbourne.
> >
> >
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