Posted 8 years ago
Mrstyndall
(900 items)
I picked up this neat item today. It was initially advertised as a beer stein, but it is a syrup pitcher. This has a patent date of 1865, but not sure when it was actually made. Any ideas??
Derby Syrup pitcher | ||
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The Derby Silver Co. wasn't founded until 1872, so no way to know precisely when the syrup jug was made.
http://connecticuthistory.org/the-derby-silver-company/
Thanks, Efesgirl-I found this marking on the link and can date range it to late 1800's, which is cool. Neat to have something that old and looks so new :)
Ice insert cylinder is missing. Most likely made of glass and broken.
Take a look here:
https://www.rubylane.com/item/260004-2621/Silver-Plate-Crystal-Ice-Insert-Pitcher
Or Google for ``pitcher with ice tube insert`` (both old and modern).