Coca Cola Bottle Opener available @ Time’s Tin Cup ! Open a bottle of crispy Coca-Cola with this classic bottle opener ! When Coca Cola was first invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton, it contained cocaine as a primary ingredient. At the time, the drug was legal and widely used in “patent medicines” for…
Mother’s Day – Antique Commemorative Plaque
Antique Mother’s Day Commemorative Plaque c.1910s | Whistler’s Mother @ Time’s Tin Cup ! A wonderful piece of early American holiday history — this oval convex glass plaque dates to the 1910s–1920s, the very decade Mother’s Day became a national institution. Centered on a reproduction of James McNeill Whistler’s 1871 iconic painting, “Arrangement in Grey…
Blue Wheaton Glass Company Octagonal Bottle
Wheaton, New Jersey – Blue Glass Bottle available @ Time’s Tin Cup ! T.C. Wheaton Co., was a glass manufacturer in Millville, NJ founded by Theodore Wheaton. The industry was known for creating heritage glass, commemorative decanters, flasks, pharmaceutical and medicine bottles. The unique craftsmanship of these bottles have actually produced an entire cultural following…
Emmett Kelly’s Weary Willie
Weary Willie by Emmett Kelly Sr. @ Time’s Tin Cup ! During the Great Depression, there was a clown character created by Emmett Kelly, Sr. called “Weary Willie”. Emmett Kelly, Sr. was a cartoonist. Some of his sketches were inspired by the downtrodden look during the Great Depression. The look inspired his art that depicted…
Three Little Birds
Three Sparrows on a Branch — Sarpold Bavaria Porcelain Bird Figurine available @ Time’s Tin Cup ! These adorable three little birds makes me think of Bob Marley‘s greatest song, “Three Little Birds”. What a wonderful way to remind yourself in stressful times that everything is gonna be alright! Three Little Birds is one of Bob Marley‘s…
1941 H.P. Hood & Sons Registered Dairy Milk Can — WWII Era
Galvanized Steel Dairy Milk Can 1941 available @ Time’s Tin Cup Vintage milk cans or churns, were the workhorses of the dairy industry from the late 19th century through the mid 20th century. Before refrigerated trucks in the 1940s-1950s, these cans were the primary method for storing, cooling, and transporting raw milk from farms to…
The Great American Baseball Box
Vintage Great American – Baseball Box available @ Time’s Tin Cup ! “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the most recognizable songs in American history. It was written in 1908 by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. You would think this legendary anthem came from a diehard baseball fan; but, neither…
George Washington’s Inauguration Day – April 30, 1789
Cast Iron George Washington available @ Time’s Tin Cup ! Presidential inaugurations are important civic rituals in our nation’s political life. The Constitution requires that presidential electoral votes be opened and counted by the Senate and House of Representatives meeting together, that the candidate with a majority of electoral votes be declared the victor, and…
A washboard can do more than wash your clothes! Made in the USA !
Antique National Washboard, Made in the USA, available @ Time’s Tin Cup ! A wonderful piece of American domestic history — this antique National Washboard Co. No. 65 features a corrugated zinc scrubbing surface set in a solid hardwood frame with its original soap ledge intact. The stenciled label reads clearly: “National Washboard Co. —…