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Title
D759-11A
Date(s)
- 1937-06-04 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Mike Cromoga, seated at the bar of the Valley Tavern, closes his eyes and takes another bite out of an empty glass. Several people look on in disbelief. (cropped close up of D759 image 11) Cromoga has been eating glass since 1916; he first did it on a dare after watching a buddy devour a beer glass. The key, according to Cromoga, is to chew it to a fine powder before swallowing. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1).
Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;