tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post2374693255075783605..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: What is This?Pigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-28261895964705039332012-02-07T22:55:17.688-05:002012-02-07T22:55:17.688-05:00I'm hooting, here! My mom purchased a copper o...I'm hooting, here! My mom purchased a copper one in the 60s (I want to say at some type of home party), and all I heard the first week after she got it was, "Fetch me the Silent Butla." She was Southern, smoked, and was so thrilled to dump her ashtrays into this lidded contraption, just to turn around and empty the, "Silent Butla" whose lid noisily clanked. Yours is Mar gar ethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458221138063169707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-64459998546606003432012-01-21T11:34:11.922-05:002012-01-21T11:34:11.922-05:00Yup. Silent butler. Gorgeous, too. I'd go d...Yup. Silent butler. Gorgeous, too. I'd go downstairs for that one!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85243740162604778632012-01-19T22:34:05.011-05:002012-01-19T22:34:05.011-05:00Catching up on months of posts. A silent butler? ...Catching up on months of posts. A silent butler? Love it. Never heard of one. I was going to comment and say it could be a powder holder - put your face powder in it with a puff LOL!Peggy and Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315382121107845029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-16353783622089751742012-01-19T18:28:01.572-05:002012-01-19T18:28:01.572-05:00One more vote for crumber. It would make a wonder...One more vote for crumber. It would make a wonderful portable snack bowl for Connor when he's traveling in the back of his open-air Phaeton.Tishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-38298999429434752552012-01-19T16:55:36.902-05:002012-01-19T16:55:36.902-05:00Silent butler, although ours was square so you cou...Silent butler, although ours was square so you could place it next to the edge of the table and sweep off crumbs. I also have a different type with a rolling brush on the bottom, that I brought with me to Taiwan.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-88658213691372060152012-01-19T16:45:59.561-05:002012-01-19T16:45:59.561-05:00Silent butler without a doubt. Or in my house, &qu...Silent butler without a doubt. Or in my house, "candy dish".Yankee-Whisky-Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700869447555261057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-72353847374600509192012-01-19T14:02:40.713-05:002012-01-19T14:02:40.713-05:00What LindainAZ said. I grew up with a silent butle...What LindainAZ said. I grew up with a silent butler too.Maureen Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314611588187440612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85618285032365950952012-01-19T13:25:13.029-05:002012-01-19T13:25:13.029-05:00Never more -- is it a Poe toaster Happy birthday...Never more -- is it a Poe toaster Happy birthday dear edgar--- sweep off the celebratory cake crumbs from the tableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-39049676847068006032012-01-19T13:12:16.495-05:002012-01-19T13:12:16.495-05:00Silent Butler! these were from my grandmother'...Silent Butler! these were from my grandmother's era. I have one that she left me.peggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-87405676993092733472012-01-19T11:58:19.810-05:002012-01-19T11:58:19.810-05:00Bridge how does one learn bridge is there a brid...Bridge how does one learn bridge is there a bridge app for the dum er smart phoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-35853933269795173702012-01-19T10:10:27.457-05:002012-01-19T10:10:27.457-05:00Definitely a silent butler. My mother had one and ...Definitely a silent butler. My mother had one and passed it around at her bridge parties to collect finished cigarettes. It was the 50's, early 60's! <br /><br />best, teaorwineteaorwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569214378018984731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-47299665192071656802012-01-19T10:00:42.319-05:002012-01-19T10:00:42.319-05:00I'm in agreement with the table butler (it'...I'm in agreement with the table butler (it's too small to be a bed warmer, and feet wouldn't make sense)...and totally agree that if I got started on antiquing with you, I would be in biiiiiiiig trouble!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01924951632694536923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-79545505744095868782012-01-19T09:40:45.755-05:002012-01-19T09:40:45.755-05:00I thought bed warmer pan too until I saw the feet ...I thought bed warmer pan too until I saw the feet -so I'll go with the table butler suggestion! You find the greatest stuff! Sometimes I'm glad I don't have a car to take me to all these sales and things to spend all of my money!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33521903832090566402012-01-19T08:58:58.836-05:002012-01-19T08:58:58.836-05:00I'll go with bed warmer. What the heck.I'll go with bed warmer. What the heck.Bow Street Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874441825073852758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-49144738470758748802012-01-19T07:56:06.636-05:002012-01-19T07:56:06.636-05:00Shouldn't all butlers be silent anyway? (Unles...Shouldn't all butlers be silent anyway? (Unless of course they're asked a question.) Downton is no help, as all that touchy-feely between and betwixt the upstairs and downstairs just simply did not happen.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-70338763369844633922012-01-19T07:23:09.702-05:002012-01-19T07:23:09.702-05:00Hi Meg--looks like a silent butler to me. But it i...Hi Meg--looks like a silent butler to me. But it is a bit different from the usual. Have a great day. MaryMJH Design Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752876154227590389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45082704063208700092012-01-19T07:12:38.085-05:002012-01-19T07:12:38.085-05:00Hi Meg,
It is called a Silent Butler. Definition ...Hi Meg,<br />It is called a Silent Butler. Definition from Auction bytes: <br />Usually made of copper, brass, or aluminum, a silent butler is "a small receptacle with a handle and hinged cover, used for collecting ashes and crumbs." (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, 2009.) It's akin to the more common crumb tray into which debris on a YONKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659751063643621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-16042180695757601172012-01-19T06:09:23.255-05:002012-01-19T06:09:23.255-05:00Yes, I believe it is part of a crumbing set althou...Yes, I believe it is part of a crumbing set although it seems a bit bigger than most.Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-81987814476884877582012-01-19T04:26:05.365-05:002012-01-19T04:26:05.365-05:00No idea, but I've learned a new word: gadroon...No idea, but I've learned a new word: gadrooned!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-68440656664722832682012-01-19T02:20:04.518-05:002012-01-19T02:20:04.518-05:00Chafing dish?Chafing dish?columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-8993684043509499342012-01-18T23:23:47.731-05:002012-01-18T23:23:47.731-05:00*** I've had one like this for many years (pur...*** I've had one like this for many years (purchased at the open air "flea" (GOOOOOD fleas!) market, on Portobello Rd. in London), and my Grama said it was called something like a "table butler" (she had one, too), used to sweep crumbs off the table/tablecloth... I have a silver handled, soft brush (rather large) and a long, silver, flat "scoop" (for lack of a Linda in AZ *https://www.blogger.com/profile/02300293275066986999noreply@blogger.com