Category Archives: bar ware

Napier Novelties,Gimmicks and Gadgets

Posted on September 3, 2018 by queenofsienna

When I came across the following utensils with the “Napier” mark, I thought they were lovely… and unusual. The pieces are only just over 6 inches in length and the bowls are 3 inches wide.  What were they?  Salad servers, … Continue reading →

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An Old Fashioned Blog Post

Posted on July 7, 2018 by queenofsienna

I learn so many interesting things researching vintage and antique items that cross my path.  Take for instance those flat bottom or bent tip little spoons with red ball tops that I had found.  They were less than 4 inches … 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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Julab, julap, julep….

Posted on August 3, 2015 by queenofsienna

I can’t help but admire the variety of designs of julep strainers that were manufactured over 100 years ago.  Size, shape of bowl and handle, cut-out design and pattern were varied.  A sampling is shown below. I vaguely recall that … Continue reading →

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Julep Strainer: Different but not Unusual

Posted on July 20, 2015 by queenofsienna

A while ago I came across a William Rogers antique julep strainer that was unusual.  The “bend” in the handle where it meets the bowl was reversed, or opposite to the way usually seen on julep strainers.  The julep strainer … Continue reading →

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The Smallest Bar Spoon

Posted on July 18, 2015 by queenofsienna

There is a page in the 1886 Meriden Britannia Catalog that displays the various bar spoons and julep strainers offered that year.  The first spoon shown under the “Bar Spoon” heading is called a “Delmonico Small” spoon.  As all the … Continue reading →

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Charles J. Hauck & Son, Brooklyn, NY

Posted on March 2, 2014 by queenofsienna

There just aren’t that many antique julep strainers out there.  The strainers that were made pre-prohibition were not used legally to strain alcoholic drinks here in the United States for 14 years, from 1919 to 1933.  Some of them might … Continue reading →

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December 5, 1933

Posted on March 1, 2014 by queenofsienna

The back of the handle of the julep strainer was marked “International Silver Co., Silver Soldered” and “The Waldorf Astoria 1933”.  What significance did that year 1933 have?  What happened at the Waldorf Astoria in 1933? And so the search … Continue reading →

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