what is this thing called?

[Scapegoat]

I'm into booze... and old booze related things... so i picked this up today. Its some old pottery whiskey dispenser, but i can't find anything about them online because i don't know what this would technically be called.

And yes, it has been used... it smells like whiskey inside. I have no clue how old it is... but i'm guessing, and hoping, its a few decades at least



and yeah, **** you... i like cool antiques...

[SovXietday]

Pottery version of a keg?

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

Pottery version of a keg?

its a lot smaller than a keg, this would probably hold about a liter. And like I said, this was used for whiskey... you can smell it...

[Drftpretty]

Ebay it "Whiskey keg".

Looks like an old promotional item for whiskey companies. I used to snatch them up anytime I was near the Good will store. Then turn around and throw them up on ebay for triple what I paid for them. It would pay for a tank of gas lol

Look on the bottom or uner the lid for a stamp or seal of the brand of whiskey or place of production.

good luck.

[DropTopChevy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-Pottery-Whis...3286.m20.l1116 closest thing i found

I looked for pics on google and photobucket and came up empty.

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by Drftpretty

Ebay it "Whiskey keg".

Looks like an old promotional item for whiskey companies. I used to snatch them up anytime I was near the Good will store. Then turn around and throw them up on ebay for triple what I paid for them. It would pay for a tank of gas lol

Look on the bottom or uner the lid for a stamp or seal of the brand of whiskey or place of production.

good luck.

def not a promo item, there are no markings on it except for a number ... "4"

i'll keep searching...

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by DropTopChevy

http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-Pottery-Whis...3286.m20.l1116 closest thing i found

I looked for pics on google and photobucket and came up empty.

awesome find... that is the same type of item i've got minus the carafe of shot glasses

[240sxDann]

I've been looking around. Its done in the style of a crock. Is it porcelain? How big is it?

[Scapegoat]

wtf is "style of a crock"?

not sure exact size... and my measuring tape is in the car. I'd say it would easily fit a liter and a half of liquid... possibly two. I'll take another pic of it with a cd for size

[240sxDann]

a lot of antique crocks are similar in styling/color. A common style is blue painting on the grayish porcelain.

[Kerplunk105]

We had a few of these at my grandmas house when she died. I'll have to ask my mom about them. I know some of them are worth quite a bit.

I think it depends on the number.

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by 240sxDann

a lot of antique crocks are similar in styling/color. A common style is blue painting on the grayish porcelain.

then yes. grayish w/ blue glaze paintings

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by Kerplunk105

We had a few of these at my grandmas house when she died. I'll have to ask my mom about them. I know some of them are worth quite a bit.

I think it depends on the number.

sweet! Mine has the number 4 on it. I'd be pretty stoked if its worth something... but i'd really just love to find out more about it b/c its pretty neat.

Worse case... i'll clean it out and toss in some whiskey

[Scapegoat]

some more pics with the cd for size

[den9]

its a 100 year old version of this