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The quintessential absinthe accoutrement - perforated
spoons for holding the sugar cube over the glass.
Usually made from plated brass, tin or nickel, they are
found in an extraordinarily wide range of designs.
Click here to buy high quality replica absinthe spoons.
spoons for holding the sugar cube over the glass.
Usually made from plated brass, tin or nickel, they are
found in an extraordinarily wide range of designs.
Click here to buy high quality replica absinthe spoons.
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Absinthe Spoons I
Some interesting spoons - an undocumented absinthe spoon made in the USA circa 1910, the so-called "Boulenger" spoon,
an unusually heavy silverplate Les Trous, a fine publicity spoon for Absinthe Pernot, and a very beautiful and scarce Les
Feuilles #20
Some interesting spoons - an undocumented absinthe spoon made in the USA circa 1910, the so-called "Boulenger" spoon,
an unusually heavy silverplate Les Trous, a fine publicity spoon for Absinthe Pernot, and a very beautiful and scarce Les
Feuilles #20
Absinthe Spoons II - Les Grillagées & Les Grilles
A beautiful Les Grillagées #6 and some unusual Les Grilles (these are also known as Les Rondes).
A beautiful Les Grillagées #6 and some unusual Les Grilles (these are also known as Les Rondes).
Absinthe Spoons III - Les Cuillères
Generally a scarce category of spoons, with a seperate sugar cradle in the middle of the handle. Some of the larger "East"
glasses can only be used with this type of spoon.
Generally a scarce category of spoons, with a seperate sugar cradle in the middle of the handle. Some of the larger "East"
glasses can only be used with this type of spoon.
Absinthe Spoons IV - Les Tours Eiffel
The famous absinthe spoons commemorating the opening of the Eiffel Tower in 1889.
The famous absinthe spoons commemorating the opening of the Eiffel Tower in 1889.
Absinthe Spoons V - Les Feuilles d'Absinthe
Perhaps the most beautiful category of all absinthe spoons, with the intertwined leaves of the wormwood plant incorporated in
the design of the spoon.
Perhaps the most beautiful category of all absinthe spoons, with the intertwined leaves of the wormwood plant incorporated in
the design of the spoon.
Absinthe Spoons VI - Les Cuillères de Poilus
A 'poilu' (literally "hairy one") was a French rank-and-file infantryman of the Great War - roughly the equivalent of the British
Tommy. The trench art (often taking the form of personal utensils - lighters, pipes, match-cases, inkwells) produced in the first
few years of the war is a poignant reminder of the era. Fashioned from whatever improvised materials were to hand - tin,
brass from shell casings, aluminium - these often crudely artisanal items were made for daily use, as gifts to send home, or
just to while away the boredom of trench-life. Absinthe spoons were made only in the first few months of the war (because
thereafter the drink was banned). They are usually extremely primitive, and often produced in aluminium (which was soft and
easy to cut). More expertly worked examples like the brass model shown here are extremely rare.
A 'poilu' (literally "hairy one") was a French rank-and-file infantryman of the Great War - roughly the equivalent of the British
Tommy. The trench art (often taking the form of personal utensils - lighters, pipes, match-cases, inkwells) produced in the first
few years of the war is a poignant reminder of the era. Fashioned from whatever improvised materials were to hand - tin,
brass from shell casings, aluminium - these often crudely artisanal items were made for daily use, as gifts to send home, or
just to while away the boredom of trench-life. Absinthe spoons were made only in the first few months of the war (because
thereafter the drink was banned). They are usually extremely primitive, and often produced in aluminium (which was soft and
easy to cut). More expertly worked examples like the brass model shown here are extremely rare.
