But is it plastic, that's the question. Then you realize who made it, and think: probably not. Owning Corning, and all that. But maybe they saw the future coming, and switched to plastic?

No, it's all glass.

It's a special glass-and-base for fountain drinks. When was the last time, if ever, you saw something that looked like this?

And why would they chose such an emotionally fraught tableau to sell it? Does the girl on the right know something about the other girl that Poindexter doesn't?