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Product Name: Elegant, Colorful, Funky Syrup Pitchers - A Brief History |::| Model#: ECSP6a

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ELEGANT, COLORFUL, FUNKY SYRUP PITCHERS A BRIEF HISTORY

During the years of early 1800’s to late 1950’s, Maple Syrup came in ½ gallon or gallon containers, or was home made. It wasn’t until the 1960’s that the price of packaging went down and stores began to sell in smaller quantities. Even in the early 1800’s, housewives needed a convenient way to serve Maple Syrup, thus the Syrup Pitcher was born.

The first syrups were utilitarian and made out of earthenware, tin or were jugs. In the mid 1800’s the Victorian Era had a strict code of etiquette and had to have a gadget for every food item. Beautiful silver-plate and pressed glass syrups became the norm for formal settings, and Ironstone syrups for casual. Ironstone manufactures such as Meakin Brothers andCo. or Wooliscroft produced wonderful syrups with fruit and flowers motifs and became very common. The silver plated firms such as Meriden Silver Plate Co., or Rodgers, Smith and Co released beautiful embossed botanical designs, ornate lids, and many with matching plates and underliners. These beautiful syrups have become very scarce in the past 20 years. As the syrups left the Victorian era and went into the early 1900’s, syrups were made of enamelware. The American manufactories produced mottled or marbled patterns with metal lids, and the European imported floral, checked or striped patterns. There was a variety of colors, patterns and sizes produced.

As America went into the depression era, Depression glass companies produced inexpensive colored glass syrups. They were made in a variety of colors, and sizes which had glass or hinged metal lids. Clear glass syrups from the same era featured Bakelite or tin lids, with bakelite handles. Bakelite has become expensive, sometimes hard to find. Many of the depression syrups came with matching saucers or underliners.

After rationing of WWII, and the military men came home, housewives wanted modern, bright, cheery kitchen which included matching dishes, curtains, aprons, tablecloths. Bright and funky syrups took over as Depression glass syrups were forgotten like the war. Chrome and plastic replaced the old fashioned tin and Bakelite, and the emergence of plastics was started. Syrups with bright plastic lids and handles were made in almost every color, but the main colors were yellow, red, blue, aqua, and green. Today the red is most popular, and yellow is close second. Syrups were made in thousands of shapes, sizes and colors and all are very collectible. Many collectors are displayed on shelves or window sills, but syrups are also used for dish soap and displayed on kitchen counters, or mouth wash and displayed on the bathroom counters.

Values are always determined by manufacturer, date made, size, color, condition, etc. The 1950’s – 1960’s plastic top syrup sell in the $8.00 - $20.00 range, depression glass syrups $40.00 - $90.00 range, but some as high as $200.00, and the simple enamelware syrups $40.00 - $70.00 range. The rarest Victorian highly decorated syrups could go over $350.00 or the rare, embossed Ironstone syrups $200.00 - $300.00 range.

Next time you set down to enjoy your pancakes, flapjacks, hot cakes, griddle cakes or waffles think of the long history behind those simple, elegant or funky syrup pitchers.
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