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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Otis Orlando on February 01, 2010, 12:39:21 PM
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An usual looking piece. The jug measures 11cm in height with lid. The bottle itself is textured on the outside in small pyramid patterns that run concentric. The lid screws on to the top part of the bottle. The lid itself is designed with a spring action mechanism that sits above the handle. Whilst holding the handle and pressing the leaver downwards opens the front part of the lid which allows liquids to be poured out. When hand is removed the pouring part of the lid is sealed. I have not seen anything like this before and require your expertise in identifying originator. Can anyone help please. kind regards.
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Have you never been to a pancake house? Very popular style of syrup container used in such places (as far as Western Canada is concerned) as Smitty's and Phil's Pancake House. Dating back as far as the '60's I believe.
Carolyn
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Pancake House? I have never heard of it. Is there any useful sites that would give me info. on? Oh! and many thanks Carolyn for your valuable information.
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I would hit up a restaurant supply site or two, and then start looking at their manufacturers. And you really must try out a pancake restaurant if you can. They're lovely.
In the States, think IHOP (International House of Pancakes).
Carolyn
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Many thanks! Carolyn. I certainly have got some work to do :24:
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Good eye, Carolyn. Is it a field of interest? I think I may do some field studies this week. IHOP, I think.
Good luck, Otis, on finding out much more. There are people who collect kitchen and restaurant materials but I've not seen much evidence of anyone specializing in maple syrup dispensers. If you Google the term or look for it on eBay you'll get a few examples. It looks like 50's 60's to me, too.
BTW, pancakes are for breakfast in North America.
David
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I think Otis is in the UK from the stuff he keeps putting on, so I would suggest that this is a milk jug. (We don't pour syrup here in the UK and we can't afford maple syrup LOL). Here, in the charity shops, we see glass jugs with green plastic lids with some sort of trademark that suggests hygiene. I think this is a "posh" take on those to be used on the table take.
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My Mum had a maple syrup dispenser in Scotland, sent by relatives in Canada along with a supply of Mapline, a synthetic concentrate use to make maple syrup. That said, it would be a surprise if a syrup dispenser found its way into Otis's hands. In North America, that whole spring mechanism atop the jug just screams maple syrup.
Have you seen something similar on other creamers, Christine?
David (who says good night to Christine who has just finished her morning coffee, cream poured from a very unusual creamer, but with no pancakes and definitely no maple syrup).
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Morning David, tea and muesli here (milk from the carton :24: )
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Sure enough, when I was at Phil's for dinner/meeting the other day (wednesday? it's all a blur) one of my friends was presented with three (count'em three) of these small jars, one with maple syrup, one with a fruit syrup and one with who know's what. Personally, I was satisfying a potato pancake craving, so it was apple sauce and sour cream for me.
Carolyn
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Thanks! David. Very much appreciated.
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Definitely a syrup dispenser (or for cream, or milk but a dispenser).....wonder *IF* it might be a Davidson pattern (??) Wild guess...
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http://www.hendrixequip.com/searchresult.asp?catid=SSDIS
http://www.russellfood.ca/lib/pdf/TabletopDiningRoom.pdf#nameddest=page169
Here's some examples, but I can't find a manufacturer for any of them.
Carolyn
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I was watching 'Blue Murder' tonight and her boss used a sugar dispenser that looked like the twin for this, a straight solid metal spout sitting on top of the glass. He wasn't eating pancakes or adding cream, so this piece didn't make an appearance. But I'd guess British, surely, and defer to Christine and her creamer id. I can't believe that with all that glass you pour milk out of the carton (just like me).
David
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The sugar dispensers I remember from childhood were designed to only allow 1 teaspoon per pour, but then some weren't so you couldn't trust them.
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The on on tv was obviously designed for police forces as it had a straight tube coming out of a domed top, allowing the pourer to have a nice cup of sugar with some tea in it.
David
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Those used to be standard in every greasy spoon cafe before little packets took over.
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Another example of the sheltered life I've led.
David
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I've one of those somewhere - I'll rootle out a photo and add it later today.
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Did you manage to find the one you have similar Anne?
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These could possibly have been produced for a catering wholesaler by a bottleworks, so the odds of getting further than the wholesaler if you can find their catalogue is remote. This type of glassware was also made in many countries regardless of where it is found in use.
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Thanks for letting us know Frank. I have purchased this one today funny enough and think it is very modern as it is silver coated on plastic, on the actual pouring lid. There is the No. 2 on the base so hopefully I want have a problem in finding this one. I want hold my breath. :24: :thup:
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I did Otis, but I am switching computers to a new system so my files are backed up on the network and I have to retrieve them. Let me go rummage. :)
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No problem Anne. I am just grateful for your help. If you are unable to retrieve it, don't worry. Do you know of their current value? :thup:
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Not a clue, Otis, sorry. I paid about a pound for mine I think. I only bought it because it's engraved! :)
Managed to locate one picture of it now. :thup:
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Hi Ann thanks, paid a pound each for mine too. How wierd is that! I would love to know out of curiostiy, how much the one initially posted cost though. Anyway, once again, thanks for your contribution. :thup: