Category Archives: antique barware

American Thermos Bottle Co. Cocktail Shaker

Posted on January 3, 2024 by queenofsienna

I’m writing this so that I will remember it and be able to refer back to it in the future. If this post is of interest to anyone else, good! I came across a three piece cocktail shaker that had … Continue reading →

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Bernard Rice’s Sons

Posted on June 30, 2018 by queenofsienna

In the blog post immediately preceding this one, I discussed Bernard Rice’s family but didn’t discuss Bernard Rice’s Sons’ well known cocktail shakers. A successful cocktail shaker line offered by this firm was the “What’ll yer have?” shaker. Louis Rice’s … Continue reading →

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Curious Story of a Strainer

Posted on February 15, 2018 by queenofsienna

I came to acquire a julep strainer with “Central Park Garden” on the handle. The handle is back-tipped with a star cut-out and no maker’s mark. Never having heard of the Central Park Garden, I started my research.  It turns … Continue reading →

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James Pooley’s Julep Strainer for J. Baum

Posted on June 27, 2017 by queenofsienna

In my previous blog about the H. C. Reed Jr. & Co. julep strainer, I stated “I believe this is the oldest julep strainer that I have come across.” H. C. Reed Jr. & Co. was only in business from … Continue reading →

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H. C. Reed Jr. & Co.

Posted on June 8, 2017 by queenofsienna

I came across a julep strainer in a design that I hadn’t seen before.  Yet, it looked so familiar to me.  It was marked “H. C. Reed Jr. & Co.” I hadn’t seen that mark before either.   The pattern … Continue reading →

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Rockford Silver Plate Company

Posted on October 18, 2015 by queenofsienna

LPThis silver plated julep strainer has a backstamp of “R.S.P. Co.”  This mark, which I don’t see that often, is a mark used by Rockford Silver Company for their “service ware” line, meaning restaurants, hotels, soda fountains and such. I had … Continue reading →

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A Harvey Filley & Sons Julep Strainer

Posted on September 26, 2015 by queenofsienna

Ever on the lookout for antique bar tools for my Etsy shop, I came across a julep strainer with a backstamp with which I was unfamiliar.  The stamp read “H. Filley & Sons 2”.  I’m always intrigued by rare hallmarks…it … Continue reading →

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