A complete 1973 Looney Tunes glass collection (Melissa).

Another issue is finding and completing a series. A new collector may think that as long as they obtain all the characters then that’s fine. That is sadly not the case. Not only is a set limited by the characters, but they’re also limited by the years they were made. Some franchises, like Disney and Looney Tunes, could have multiple sets featuring the same characters but produced in different years.

The obstacle in this instance is the many different sets involving the same characters. While the production year is on the side of the glass, a person wouldn’t know if they didn’t research well enough. They could be buying from multiple series without even realizing. So, here is what could be done to bypass this problem.

The first step is researching the glasses. If done well enough, then this issue shouldn’t arise much. Look for the production year and pictures of those glasses to identify them easily. What if no pictures are available? Try looking on the side of the glass to find the year it was made; it is usually near the sponsor logo. Also, watch for the different the paint style. All glasses in a set will use the same style, so if one sees two different styles then they are two different series.

From my collection, the outer two glasses are 1973 glasses, while the inner two are 1993.

I highly recommend doing the research beforehand, so you don’t make the same mistake that I did. When I started collecting Looney Tunes glasses, I did a little research and found there were eighteen in the set, each one with only one character. I found two glasses, the Tasmanian Devil and Henery Hawk, and bought them as they were two characters included and had very bright paint and well preserved. Later, I saw two other glasses with the same characters, but the paint on both fit the style all the other glasses had. The fact is that while I was collecting the 1973 series, the Taz and Henery glasses I purchased first were of the 1993 series. I thought there was only one series, so I didn’t think I’d have a problem buying any Looney Tunes glasses. The moral of the story is to do your research well so as not to make many mistakes. But don’t fret, it’s bound to happen to the best of us; that’s how we learn.

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