Brass pot with turned wooden handle riveted to the side. This would originally have had a lid with a hole to rapidly mix the drinking chocolate with a stirrer or Molino.
Issued in the latter part of the 19c, these tokens were sold cheaply to help control the amount of people drinking excessive levels of alcohol. Cocoa Rooms were established in some of the major cities across England where you could by cups of cocoa as an alternative to alcohol using these tokens. This token is from Liverpool.
What's 4 Birks, Rawlins & Co. Art Nouveau cups with saucers. Founded in 1894 L.A. Birks & Co was established until 1900 when it became Birks Rawlins & Co. part of Vine Pottery Stoke-on-Trent ceased trading in 1933.
2 x Samuel Radford (One of the Stoke Potteries) teacups and saucers, painted with the popular Imari design, which originated in Japan.
Circa 1901 teapot made by Maling & Sons of Newcastle. Marked with CTM triangle mark denoting its age. Decorated with blue & white pagoda,trees and birds. Gilt rim to lid and wishbone shaped handle.Say something interesting about your business here.
German branded coffee grinder with wooden drawer and ball bearing grind adjustments from coarse to fine espresso.
Silver plated and glass claret jug. 29.5 cm high. Spout, lid, handle and collar are silver plated zinc, descending into a fluted glass neck and cut glass body. The base of the glass is a starburst. Stamped ‘Made in England’. Which would denote it’s more likely turn of the century.
An early 1800s blue & white export from China. Lidded but without a spout. Made for drinking posset, a milk or cream mixed with spiced ale or wine, which would cause it to curdle. The spout (found on the old original medieval versions), acted as a straw to drink the spiced alcohol from the bottom of the cup, while the curds could be eate
An early 1800s blue & white export from China. Lidded but without a spout. Made for drinking posset, a milk or cream mixed with spiced ale or wine, which would cause it to curdle. The spout (found on the old original medieval versions), acted as a straw to drink the spiced alcohol from the bottom of the cup, while the curds could be eaten with a spoon from the top of the posset. our business here.
3.5"across top rim, 2.25" high.
The Cup is hand painted with a Cornflower or French Sprig Pattern. (sometimes called 'Chantilly' or the '129 sprig') It has a grooved square handle typical of the Georgian period.
Quart Measure. Pewter. Stamped ‘James Yates quart’ ‘Hull’ and 3 crowns. Holds a quart or 1 litre.
Cutlers Company approved by Viners of Sheffield – engraved 1836.
Conical Blown Glass 'rummer', which was just a type of drinking glass popular in the Georgian era. 6.75 inches high and 3.3 inches in diameter. Moulded pattern on the base.
J.SCHWEPPES&CO. LTD. TORPEDO BOTTLE – Embossed with the phrase '51 BERNERS STREET & OXFORD STREET' They were based here between 1831 and 1895, so the bottle dates anywhere in this period.probably c.1860, due to the characteristic 'blob' top.
2.5 inches tall blue and white patterned cup. Scalloped edge. Ridgway-style "loop" handle . Possibly Rathbone, between 1812 and 1835. Or Qing porcelain exported from China during 18c and much copied during the 19c.
A “Teaette” Victorian silver plated tea infuser spoon. A copy of the silver version produced by George Gray, patent No. 5594 in circa 1893.
The Infuser is of the spoon form with hinged fold over bowl secured by a nut.Inscribedat the top of the handle with impressed trade mark "Teaette" and Patent No 5594.
Labelled glass bottle originally from an apothacary in Hull. 22cm tall. De-accessioned item from a Folk Museum in Hull, possibly the former Tithe Barn Museum at Easington.
1960s Pyrex (No.428 000) glass 6-cup coffee jug (for filtered coffee) with original lid and handle in its original box. 24/6 (£2-4s-6d). Donated by the Russell family.
From the iconic manufacturer Thermos, founded in Germany at the turn of the 20c. Designed to keep liquids to temperature for an extended period. Original cork stopper and glass interior.