Original 1926 “Iced Beverages for Young and Old” miniature promotional recipe booklet published by Bernard Rice’s Sons, Inc. of New York, makers of Apollo Beverage Shakers.
Publisher/Manufacturer: Bernard Rice’s Sons, Inc.
Location: New York, N.Y.
Product/Brand: Apollo Beverage Shakers / Apollo E.P.N.S. Silver-Plated Barware
Era: 1926 – Prohibition Era
Format: Miniature softcover promotional beverage recipe booklet
Copyright: 1926
This unusual Prohibition-era advertising booklet contains recipes and instructions for preparing a variety of iced and non-alcoholic beverages using the Apollo Beverage Shaker.
Recipes shown include Plain Malted Milk, Flavored Malted Milk, Egg Malted Milk, Lemonade, Fresh Fruit Syrup Drinks, Iced Chocolate and other fruit and cooling beverages.
Original 1926 “Iced Beverages for Young and Old” miniature promotional recipe booklet published by Bernard Rice’s Sons, Inc. of New York, makers of Apollo Beverage Shakers.
Publisher/Manufacturer: Bernard Rice’s Sons, Inc.
Location: New York, N.Y.
Product/Brand: Apollo Beverage Shakers / Apollo E.P.N.S. Silver-Plated Barware
Era: 1926 – Prohibition Era
Format: Miniature softcover promotional beverage recipe booklet
Copyright: 1926
This unusual Prohibition-era advertising booklet contains recipes and instructions for preparing a variety of iced and non-alcoholic beverages using the Apollo Beverage Shaker.
Recipes shown include Plain Malted Milk, Flavored Malted Milk, Egg Malted Milk, Lemonade, Fresh Fruit Syrup Drinks, Iced Chocolate and other fruit and cooling beverages.
The booklet also contains illustrations and advertising information for the Apollo Beverage Shaker. One page states that Apollo Beverage Shakers and other Apollo products were heavily silver-plated on nickel silver and manufactured by Bernard Rice’s Sons, Inc.
The booklet measures approximately 3 1/4 inches tall and is an interesting piece of early American soda fountain, beverage, barware and Prohibition-era advertising history.
Original vintage item — not a reproduction.
Condition: Good antique condition for its approximately 100-year age. Shows expected age toning, light exterior wear and some oxidation/staining around the metal fasteners/binding holes. Interior pages remain readable and appear intact. Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition.
Excellent collectible for enthusiasts of Prohibition-era advertising, soda fountain memorabilia, malted milk history, vintage barware, Apollo/Bernard Rice silverplate, beverage advertising and early 20th-century ephemera.