Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[Hurricane Jack]

Jack, with that triangular "beak" showing underneath, I think it might be a bar mounted church key opener.

That's probably the best guess. When I enlarge the pic it's hard to see much more due to the reflection off the bar top.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Could the handle thing be some sort of tobacco cutter?

I thought of that also but he's not smoking & I don't see any cigars. Remember seeing any of the old Uncle Sam electric cigar lighters that used to set on the bar?

 

[Frunobulax]

I remember drinking Black Label, once. You better put something in it to get past the taste.

It sure was popular at one time, though. It's been a long time since I've had any. So many of those older beers don't taste the same as when our parents and grandparents were drinking them though.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I remember drinking Black Label, once. You better put something in it to get past the taste.

I always thought that was why they invented the Boilermaker.

 

[Frunobulax]

I thought of that also but he's not smoking & I don't see any cigars. Remember seeing any of the old Uncle Sam electric cigar lighters that used to set on the bar?

No, if you find a pic, though, post it. I'd like to.

 

[BobHufford]

Jack, with that triangular "beak" showing underneath, I think it might be a bar mounted church key opener.

Bingo ...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

No, if you find a pic, though, post it. I'd like to.

Don't have a pic of Uncle Sam but here is WC Fields.

The electric version of cigar lighters replaced the earlier ones with gas flames. The lighters were common in tobacco shops & bars.

 

[RJR]

Don't have a pic of Uncle Sam but here is WC Fields.

The electric version of cigar lighters replaced the earlier ones with gas flames. The lighters were common in tobacco shops & bars.

Very cool.

 

[Frunobulax]

Don't have a pic of Uncle Sam but here is WC Fields.

The electric version of cigar lighters replaced the earlier ones with gas flames. The lighters were common in tobacco shops & bars.

Nifty. Never saw one before.



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[Hurricane Jack]

Enjoying a little Caribou Cold Press with my Dobbs Milan Homburg, & a little Black Magic Woman in a meerschaum billiard this morning.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Nifty. Never saw one before.



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This type was much more common among electric cigar lighters. You touch your cigar or cigarette to the hot plate.

And this is a version of a dragon gas flame cigar lighter. The flame burned from the dragons mouth all the time. These are worth $thousands today to collectors.

This was the more common gas cigar lighter. When you pulled the T-handle toward you it opened the gas valve & moved a roller across a flint to ignite the gas. Then you leaned in & lit your cigar. Cool beans!

 

[Frunobulax]

No more work today. A glass, some ice, a Gannon, and Prichard's aged rum.

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[DJH]

Well, it is National IPA Day
Hat is a Disney Milan

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Well, it is National IPA Day

That's why it was so crowded & so hard to get in anywhere last evening. I just thought it was the heat.

 

[RJR]

That's why it was so crowded & so hard to get in anywhere last evening. I just thought it was the heat.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Chamuco,

Had some Don Julio Reposado by the dram tonight. There was a slight alcohol aroma but I noticed the aroma & taste of woodsmoke right away. No medicinal taste from the alcohol though. Also picked up on the taste of vanilla & what I thought was coconut but it may have been some other spice I was unable to identify. No dried fruit or tart apples like the Blanco I tried before. No real discernible bourbon taste from the cask. Very smooth. I can see adding this to my shopping list.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

"Caution: Repeated Use May Cause You to Become A Cheerful Morning Person."

Nah, hasn't happened yet!

 

[RJR]

"Caution: Repeated Use May Cause You to Become A Cheerful Morning Person."

Nah, hasn't happened yet!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Heat & humidity are returning today after a few days respite. Time to put the felts back until the next break we get. Wearing a Kevin O'Farrell, drinking a Caribou Depth Charge & enjoying time with my best 4-legged female here with me (I couldn't get her 70# butt up on the dash).

 

[BobHufford]

Wearing a Kevin O'Farrell...

I love that hat band more and more every time I see it. Great hat as well!