I have recently been back in the position to have some spare cash to play with. If you haven't already noticed I got married recently and that has tied up a lot of funds. What have I been spending my hard earned cash (minus my wives share of course) on?
I have found a store a few blocks from home that is a consignment housewares store, what does that mean? Old people bring in their unwanted stuff and have a big garage sale, sort of like a thrift store. Well I have found some gems for next to nothing there and have spent maybe 30 bucks there in the last week. Here are some of my finds.
I bought this Galatoff Pewter Shaker for $12 and it is in great condition. A few dings and scrapes here and there but overall, good. I have been googling it to try and find some worth to it but there is nothing on the net, although I did find other pewter shakers going for about $175.
What I would like to know from anyone is info about pewter shakers especially Galatoff.
Next item I bought was a soda siphon. Now I was at a local store that was going to charge me $110 for a soda siphon, I don't want to spend that sort of cash just for my home bar. So again, this store I went searching and found this. It is a BOC soda siphon made in England and from the research I have done, was never released in Canada. It is in perfect condition, doesn't even smell like it has been used. Still has that baby powder smell inside. From googling it I have found it to be from around the early to mid sixties, not an antique by any stretch of the imaginiantion but cool all the same. I got this for $6.
Finally this shaker I bought just for kitch factor. It is a little gaudy to the general public but to a bartender, it is a time lost. I am not quite the age or style but I bought it for $4 so if it is worth only that then I am happy. It is a battery operated stir unit on a glass with printed cars on them, one is a 1907 Renault and a 1906 Sage. I bought it cause I liked it, what? guys can impluse buy as well.
Now I would never want to sell these beautiful creations but I thought you would all like to get in the loop of my collection. If you do have any information about any of these, I would love to have it.
I have found a store a few blocks from home that is a consignment housewares store, what does that mean? Old people bring in their unwanted stuff and have a big garage sale, sort of like a thrift store. Well I have found some gems for next to nothing there and have spent maybe 30 bucks there in the last week. Here are some of my finds.
I bought this Galatoff Pewter Shaker for $12 and it is in great condition. A few dings and scrapes here and there but overall, good. I have been googling it to try and find some worth to it but there is nothing on the net, although I did find other pewter shakers going for about $175.
What I would like to know from anyone is info about pewter shakers especially Galatoff.
Next item I bought was a soda siphon. Now I was at a local store that was going to charge me $110 for a soda siphon, I don't want to spend that sort of cash just for my home bar. So again, this store I went searching and found this. It is a BOC soda siphon made in England and from the research I have done, was never released in Canada. It is in perfect condition, doesn't even smell like it has been used. Still has that baby powder smell inside. From googling it I have found it to be from around the early to mid sixties, not an antique by any stretch of the imaginiantion but cool all the same. I got this for $6.
Finally this shaker I bought just for kitch factor. It is a little gaudy to the general public but to a bartender, it is a time lost. I am not quite the age or style but I bought it for $4 so if it is worth only that then I am happy. It is a battery operated stir unit on a glass with printed cars on them, one is a 1907 Renault and a 1906 Sage. I bought it cause I liked it, what? guys can impluse buy as well.
Now I would never want to sell these beautiful creations but I thought you would all like to get in the loop of my collection. If you do have any information about any of these, I would love to have it.
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