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House of Swizzle
Feb 292 min read
Comic Strip Character Swizzle Sticks: The Great Sell-Out
How do you use an iconic anti-war, anti-establishment comic strip as a platform for selling Swizzle Sticks?
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House of Swizzle
Mar 28, 20212 min read
We're Going to Need a Bigger Boat!
Shark Swizzlesticks: Sharks have been trending since Jaws and later into farce with the SyFy's epically bad Sharknado movie franchise.
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House of Swizzle
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20192 min read
"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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
“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, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20182 min read
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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