Porcelain canister set?

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  1. Skywatcher

    Skywatcher New Member

    Bought this piece at an “antique” store; got curious as to age, maker, and original use. Ideas?

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    Skywatcher, Apr 26, 2021
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    The Liquid mark is for the maker - they made pieces for restaurants and soda shoppes, some of them silver plated. I don't know whether this held ice cream or sandwich makings.

    Their soda fountain division was closed in 1926.
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    neat !!!!

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  4. Hamburger

    Hamburger Absolute Beginner

    Strange that the vegetable decoration doesn't really match the labelling on three of the lids (sugar, flour, coffee). I notice one lid doesn't have the vegetables and their location varies on the others -- are they original or might they have been added later? Or are the letters later additions? Or both?? ;)

    They look like kitchen containers, and that appears to be what they've last been used as, but I would expect Bakersgma to be right about the manufacturer and likely original commercial use. Good luck searching the net for a company called Liquid... ;)
     
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  6. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    The full name of the company is Liquid Carbonic.
     
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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I knew a girl once...who worked there.
    Her advice to me was.....
    "if you want to be rich....sell water or air !! "
     
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  9. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Does it have any other numbers?

    I found this bit, which sounds like yours, but couldn’t find the listing.

    Vintage“Bishop& Babcock + The Liquid 7-piece White Porcelain Soda Fountain Syrup& Condiment/Toppings Containers Set. Included: 2- marked"Bishop& Babcock 9958" measuring 12" h x 6-1/2" x 3-3/4" one has a few chips on the rim around the top and one has some crazing in the bottom 2- marked"The Liquid 54011" measuring 6-3/4" h x 6-3/4" x 4-1/2" 1- marked"Liquid 54061" measuring 3-1/2" h x 6-5/8" square 1- marked"Liquid 54025" measuring 3-1/2" h x 6-3/4" x 6-1/2" has a chip on the corner of the rim at the top 1- marked"Liquid 54032" measuring 3-1/2" h x 6-1/2" x 4-3/4" has a crack across the bottom and a chip on the corner of the rim. For a little history please read on: The L.A. Becker Company. The Liquid Carbonic Company, and the Bishop& Babcock Company dominated the iceless fountain business. In 1888 Jacob Baur of Terre Haute, Indiana founded the Liquid Carbonics Manufacturing Company in Chicago, becoming the Midwest's first manufacturer of liquefied carbon dioxide. In 1903 Liquid Carbonic began market-testing its prototype iceless fountain in a Chicago confectionary. Louis A. Becker was a salesman who started his own manufacturing business in 1898, making the 20th-Century Sanitary Soda Fountain. In 1904 Becker's company produced its first iceless fountain. In 1908 William H. Wallace obtained a patent for an iceless fountain and installed his prototype in an Indianapolis drugstore. He sold his patent to Marietta Manufacturing Company, which was absorbed by Bishop& Babcock of Cleveland. In their heyday. Soda fountains flourished in pharmacies, ice cream parlors, candy stores, dime stores, department stores, milk bars and train stations. They served an important function as a public space where neighbors could socialize and exchange community news. In the early 20th century, many fountains expanded their menus and became lunch counters, serving light meals as well as ice

    https://troutunderground.com/Fountains-Soda-Dispensing-Porcelain-Soda-Fountain/
     
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  10. Skywatcher

    Skywatcher New Member

    Ok, wow, thanks for all the info! So, the labels and pictures on the lids are simply stickers that I assume are not original. There are no other marking except for what appears to be initials. (Bottom right corner of the dish I photoed). I picked this up because I saw something similar in a film being used for sandwich toppings at a store. I plan to use for cold ingredients on make your own taco night! Ice cream topping would seem to be a solid use for this item tho, so thanks for the help!
     
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