Drinking
Item No.67.Chocolate Pot. Circa Early 1800s
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.
Item No.35 Cocoa Rooms Token. 1890s
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.
Item No.38. 4 x Coffee Cups dating to the early 1900s.
Item No.38. 4 x Coffee Cups dating to the early 1900s.
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.
Drinking
Item No.193. Victorian era marked Radford Teacups and Saucers.
2 x Samuel Radford (One of the Stoke Potteries) teacups and saucers, painted with the popular Imari design, which originated in Japan.
Item No.36. Blue and White Late 19c Teapot.
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.
Item No.40. Burgh Muhle Coffee Grinder. Dating to the 1940s.
Item No.40. Burgh Muhle Coffee Grinder. Dating to the 1940s.
German branded coffee grinder with wooden drawer and ball bearing grind adjustments from coarse to fine espresso.
Drinking
Item No.205. Glass & Silver Decanter dating to the early 20c.
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.
Item No. 128. Posset Pot dating to the early 1800s.
A Chinese Canton late 1700s/early 1800s blue & white export. Lidded but without a spout. Double entwined handles. 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
A Chinese Canton late 1700s/early 1800s blue & white export. Lidded but without a spout. Double entwined handles. 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.
Item No.236. Greek Key Design Glasses dating to the Early 20c.
Item No.236. Greek Key Design Glasses dating to the Early 20c.
Drinking
Item No.20. Early 19c Porcelain Tea Cup Made at the Derby Factory.
Item No.247. Mid-Century Indian Tree patterned coffee cup manufactured by Johnson Bros.
Item No.247. Mid-Century Indian Tree patterned coffee cup manufactured by Johnson Bros.
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.
Item No.247. Mid-Century Indian Tree patterned coffee cup manufactured by Johnson Bros.
Item No.247. Mid-Century Indian Tree patterned coffee cup manufactured by Johnson Bros.
Item No.247. Mid-Century Indian Tree patterned coffee cup manufactured by Johnson Bros.
Item No.196. Quart Measure Pewter Tankard.Dating to the 19c.
Item No.247. Mid-Century Indian Tree patterned coffee cup manufactured by Johnson Bros.
Item No.196. Quart Measure Pewter Tankard.Dating to the 19c.
Quart Measure. Pewter. Stamped ‘James Yates quart’ ‘Hull’ and 3 crowns. Holds a quart or 1 litre.
drinking
Item No. 135. Silver-Plated Punch Cup. Dated 1836.
Cutlers Company approved by Viners of Sheffield – engraved 1836.
Item No.23. Rummer Glass. Dating to the early to mid 1800s.
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.
Item No.81. J.Schweppes Bottle, dating to the Victorian era.
Item No.81. J.Schweppes Bottle, dating to the Victorian era.
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.
drinking
Item No. 43. Early 19c Small Chinese Blue & White Coffee Cup.
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.
Item No.70. Late 19c Silver Plated Tea Strainer, known as a 'Teaette'.
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.
Item No.157. Circa. 1920s Rhubarb Tincture Bottle.
Item No.157. Circa. 1920s Rhubarb Tincture Bottle.
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.
Item No.R.27. 1960s Coffee Percolator.
Item No.264. 3 Stoneware Bottles with Stoneware Screw Caps. Circa 1900.
Item No.157. Circa. 1920s Rhubarb Tincture Bottle.
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.
Item No.263. Thermos Flask dating to the 1950s.
Item No.264. 3 Stoneware Bottles with Stoneware Screw Caps. Circa 1900.
Item No.264. 3 Stoneware Bottles with Stoneware Screw Caps. Circa 1900.
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.
Item No.264. 3 Stoneware Bottles with Stoneware Screw Caps. Circa 1900.
Item No.264. 3 Stoneware Bottles with Stoneware Screw Caps. Circa 1900.
Item No.264. 3 Stoneware Bottles with Stoneware Screw Caps. Circa 1900.
Prior to the invention of the optic,during the 19th century, taverns and inns used a variety of pottery and stoneware barrels in their bars. Drinks would be poured from these barrels/bottles either using a measure or directly into the glass. They held or manner of drinks from spirits to soft drinks.
These three large stonew
Prior to the invention of the optic,during the 19th century, taverns and inns used a variety of pottery and stoneware barrels in their bars. Drinks would be poured from these barrels/bottles either using a measure or directly into the glass. They held or manner of drinks from spirits to soft drinks.
These three large stoneware jars all have screw tops and rubber washers. Screw caps were invented sometime around the early 19c and remained popular into the early 20c. They can be dated to around 1900.Gifted by Allen Clarke.& Kate Jennings
Item No.280 2 Scottish Quaich Cups. Wooden Scottish Quaich (pro-nounced quake) cups. Early to mid-1900s. Usually shallow with 2 handles these Scottish drinking vessels were used for celebratory occasions, as friendship cups from which you’d take a sip and pass it on. Various sizes but usually smallish.
Item No.280 2 Scottish Quaich Cups. Wooden Scottish Quaich (pro-nounced quake) cups. Early to mid-1900s. Usually shallow with 2 handles these Scottish drinking vessels were used for celebratory occasions, as friendship cups from which you’d take a sip and pass it on. Various sizes but usually smallish.
Item No.280 2 Scottish Quaich Cups. Wooden Scottish Quaich (pro-nounced quake) cups. Early to mid-1900s. Usually shallow with 2 handles these Scottish drinking vessels were used for celebratory occasions, as friendship cups from which you’d take a sip and pass it on. Various sizes but usually smallish.
Item No.4. 19c Copper Kettle.
Item No.280 2 Scottish Quaich Cups. Wooden Scottish Quaich (pro-nounced quake) cups. Early to mid-1900s. Usually shallow with 2 handles these Scottish drinking vessels were used for celebratory occasions, as friendship cups from which you’d take a sip and pass it on. Various sizes but usually smallish.
Item No.280 2 Scottish Quaich Cups. Wooden Scottish Quaich (pro-nounced quake) cups. Early to mid-1900s. Usually shallow with 2 handles these Scottish drinking vessels were used for celebratory occasions, as friendship cups from which you’d take a sip and pass it on. Various sizes but usually smallish.
Item No.284. Late 1700s/early 1800s brass lidded chocolate pot with soldered wrought iron handle. Missing its molinet.
Item No.280 2 Scottish Quaich Cups. Wooden Scottish Quaich (pro-nounced quake) cups. Early to mid-1900s. Usually shallow with 2 handles these Scottish drinking vessels were used for celebratory occasions, as friendship cups from which you’d take a sip and pass it on. Various sizes but usually smallish.
Item No.285. Late 1700s/early 1800s brass lidded chocolate pot with soldered turned wooden handle. Missing its molinet.
Item No.285. Late 1700s/early 1800s brass lidded chocolate pot with soldered turned wooden handle. Missing its molinet.
Item No.283. A 3-piece lidded porcelain chocolate cup with saucer. C.mid 1800s. From the Carl Tielsch factory in Germany. Yellow and gold picture design reminiscent of Meissen.
Item No.285. Late 1700s/early 1800s brass lidded chocolate pot with soldered turned wooden handle. Missing its molinet.