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House of Swizzle
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
Surfing the Sky? A Braniff Airlines Tale
Despite being known for painting its aircrafts bright colors, creative interiors and eye popping uniforms, the majority of Braniff...
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House of Swizzle
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
Flirting with Flamingos
The Flamingo is synonymous with Florida yet not the State bird (that would be the mockingbird). You will find the flamingo topping...
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House of Swizzle
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
True Confession - My Love for Western Airlines Wally Bird
Do you know the figure atop this swizzle stick? We thought it might be a squirrel, but a fellow collector explained to me that it was a...
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House of Swizzle
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
SURFING WITH SHARKS AND FLIRTING WITH FLAMINGOS
ISSUE 3, WHEN SPRING SPRANG WITHOUT US: THE QUARANTINE EDITION Summertime...and the living is....at home, but why not get out that...
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House of Swizzle
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min
The Seventh Wonder of...Chicago
Explore the Skull Swizzle Stick made for Chicago's the Ivanhoe medieval-themed restaurant...rumored to be a Speakeasy before prohibition
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House of Swizzle
- Sep 25, 2019
- 2 min
Desperate and Devilish: Images of Women in Swizzle Sticks
Smirnoff’s ran many halloween-themed ad campaigns featuring vampires, devils and Frankenstein; including "Hurry Sundown" & "Devlishy Dry"
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House of Swizzle
- Aug 27, 2019
- 1 min
It's on! Swizzle-Con
Come join the fun on Oct 2nd and 3rd. What is Swizzle-Con? Swizzle-Con is an informal Meet-up for Swizzlestick Super Fans: Trades and...
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House of Swizzle
- Aug 24, 2019
- 2 min
"Mon-Stir" Swizzle Sticks
Produced by Zoo-Piks in 1964, the Mon-Stir set was part of a Universal-licensed set that included Frankenstein, the Mummy, Wolfman and the C
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House of Swizzle
- Aug 23, 2019
- 2 min
Airline "Destinations" Collector Sets
TWA Airline Destination Swizzle Sticks issued for nine of its routes, India, Spain, Africa, Hong Kong, USA, France, Greece and Italy
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House of Swizzle
- Aug 16, 2019
- 3 min
“El Ron Del Murcielago”: The Rum of the Bat
The Bacardi Bat logo has had many changes over the years. The first version was a realistic-looking black bat on a red circular background.
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House of Swizzle
- Apr 7, 2019
- 3 min
Service with Charm: The Mystery of the Sheraton Hostesses
Service with Charm: The Mystery of the Sheraton Hostesses by Diane Lapis Step back in time and imagine yourself at the Mermaid Lounge at...
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House of Swizzle
- Apr 4, 2019
- 2 min
Dorothy Draper: Camellia House
by Stephen Visakay There are few designers of swizzle sticks as famous as Dorothy Draper (1889-1969). She was as famous as Martha Stewart...
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House of Swizzle
- Apr 2, 2019
- 2 min
Pink Elephants or Blue Mice?
Pink elephants on the table Pink elephants on the chair Pink elephants on the ceiling, Pink elephants ev'rywhere. Now I'm through making...
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House of Swizzle
- Dec 16, 2018
- 3 min
Straight Stick Story: Hotel Wolverine
Inspired by, excerpted and/or paraphrased from Dan Austin's article on HISTORICDETROIT.ORG Even the most unassuming plain swizzle stick...
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House of Swizzle
- Oct 26, 2018
- 3 min
The Tropicana, Havana: Paradise Under the Stars
Tropicana Club, a cabaret and club in Havana, Cuba opened in 1939; Rita Longa's Ballerina Sculpture inspired a swizzle stick...
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House of Swizzle
- Jul 9, 2018
- 3 min
Put some Sizzle in your Swizzle: Gold Luxury Accessory or Tree Branch
Retractable drink stirrers, in gold or silver, were all the rage from the 1920’s to the 1950’s. Advertised as jewelry, to be worn on a...
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House of Swizzle
- Jun 16, 2018
- 2 min
AirWest Swizzle Stick: The Top Banana
an article Inspired by Stephen Visakay. The Air West swizzle stick is the perfect example of an advertising opportunity lost. The...
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House of Swizzle
- Jun 9, 2018
- 2 min
The Tree of Life
From its roots as a fortuitously found fragment of foliage used to stir one cocktails this little twig has inspired modern swizzle stick...
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House of Swizzle
- May 4, 2018
- 2 min
Swizzle Stick Mystery: Simon and the Pieman
Howard Johnson’s Anyone remember the famous orange roof? In the 1960’s and 1970’s the roof was synonymous with the Howard Johnson's chain...
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