Babycham Glass - 1950s Collectible Memorabilia

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Davis, Fred (1995). The Anglo / The History of the Anglo Bavarian Brewery Shepton Mallet 1864 – 1994. Haskins. pp.108–113. ASIN B000S36AQM. Launched in the United Kingdom in 1953, [5] Babycham was the first alcoholic product to be advertised on British commercial television, the campaign being launched in 1957, with the drink originally marketed as a "genuine champagne perry". [6] It was the first alcoholic drink aimed specifically at women and used the catchphrase "I'd Love a Babycham". [7] Sales were boosted in the 1980s by advertising using the slogans "Nothing sparkles like a Babycham" and the more contemporary "Hey, Babycham". [12] Babycham glasses for sale in an antiques shop in the Ridings Centre, Wakefield. All this information on dating is to the best of my knowledge, so if you know better please do correct me as I’d genuinely be delighted to know! The 50s Deer The deer below dates from the 60s. He’s perkier than the earlier deer, golden brown and leaping to the left, front legs down. He has a particularly “blousey” blue bow.

Babycham glasses – smaller versions of the wide-bowled classic champagne coupe – are now collectible, with aficionados seeking out rarer editions. The Showerings are planning a revamp of both glass and bottle, but nothing that does not adhere to the drink’s vintage credentials. The deer on the Babycham glass has changed style through the years, and offers an easy way to date your babycham glasses and get an idea of value.

The Babycham legacy means a lot for the family, said Matthew Showering. “It’s very special, as it almost defines our family. It changed everything.”

Babycham deer revamped to celebrate its Somerset homecoming". BBC News. 7 December 2021 . Retrieved 4 February 2022. During the 1960s, Showerings stopped brewing beer to concentrate on cider and perry. Production of Babycham went from 300 dozen bottles an hour to 2,800 dozen. At the peak in June 1973 144,000 bottles were being produced each hour. To supply the production line, perry pears were planted in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Hereford. Until suitable trees could be grown locally, pear juice was imported from Switzerland. [9] The profits helped to pay for the landscaping of the gardens at the company's headquarters at Kilver Court. [10] Davis, Fred (1995). The Anglo / The History of the Anglo Bavarian Brewery Shepton Mallet 1864 – 1994. Haskins. pp.115–116. ASIN B000S36AQM.Francis Showering first submitted his new drink to the Three Counties Agricultural Show and other agricultural shows in the late 1940s and early 1950s where it was found to be popular. Initially called "baby champ," it later became Babycham. [4] In 1965, the Babycham Company sued the food writer Raymond Postgate, founder of the Good Food Guide, for an article in Holiday magazine in which he warned readers against Babycham, which "looks like champagne and is served in champagne glasses [but] is made of pears". The company sued for libel, claiming the article implied it was dishonestly passing off Babycham as champagne. The judge in his summation stated that the article was defamatory, but that the jury could consider it as "fair comment" rather than a factual statement. The jury found for Postgate, and he was awarded costs. [8] A vintage beermat with the classic advertising slogan, ‘I’d love a Babycham.’ Photograph: Some Wonderful Old Things/Alamy SEARCH 1,000,000's of items for SALE, BEST OFFER & Auction... registerfor FREE UpdateAlerts of Original Babycham Glasses for Sale!

Perry has been made in the west of England for centuries but pears are notoriously difficult to harvest at the right point. Showering’s version was commercially viable because it used a juice concentrate.

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Babycham Collectables". Miller's antiques and collectables. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014 . Retrieved 27 February 2013. The drink took the place of other “ladylike” options, such as a port and lemon, or a medicinal milk stout for the maturer woman.