Posted by C_Ann_C on June 24, 2003 at 00:13:38:
In Reply to: Re: how did the shot glass get its name? posted by Mark (leave feedback to contact me) on March 27, 19101 at 07:19:32:
I heard from someone who saw it on "The History Channel" that the shot glass came from the bartenders of the west. When a gunslinger came into the "bar", and asked for whiskey, the bartender would ask the gunslingers for their "bullets" and the bartender then put the bullets into a glass, hence the word "shots" from the bullets in the glass.
But I'm trying to look that up on the historychannel.com web site, but can't find it. Else one would have to purchase a video of the airing of that episode.
That's all I know about that. I am trying to do an article about this, and would like anyone's help in this matter. Appreciate your responses.
Thanks.