Solair Chairs...from the dump

Designed in Montreal in 1972 by Fabio Fabiano and Michelange Panzini. I just got the black one for free yesterday from the dump's 'New To You' trailer, the orange one came from an end of year garage sale for $2.00. These chairs are really comfortable and have been reissued recently by a shop out of Toronto. It seems they're easy to pick up for $150 or less from several spots. It's nice the bases fold up so they take up much less space for winter storage. These will be deployed on our yet to be built front patio that's brewing for later this summer.

Andrew Fussell Sterling Silver 2 oz Jigger 1965

Hmmm, well I just woke up from a 5 month nap of sorts - I have had lots of stuff happening lately that seems to have made blogging a low priority. But one of my new years resolution was to get back on the blog horse, so here goes...

I found this hand hammered sterling silver 2 ounce jigger at a recent farm auction hidden in a box of random stuff I managed to catch for $1.00. It's made by Andrew Russell (1904-1983), from 1965, out of Toronto. Russell was born in Germany, and moved to Canada at 22. He learned his craft in Toronto night schools and later taught jewelery making in night classes.

I love that the arms on this are crooked, but they get a bit in the way when I have been mixing drinks with it. It looks great on the bar though!