79th Birthday Countdown – Day 3

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79th Birthday Countdown – Day 3

September 27, 2011 by quilt32

My oldest daughter, who lives with me, loves to celebrate birthdays. This is what I found on my kitchen table on Tuesday morning.

I collect items from an old Cincinnati dairy, French-Bauer – I remember watching their horse-drawn milk wagons when I was a child. At one time, they also had a restaurant in downtown Cincinnati. This is a tiny 4-1/2 inch ice-cream spoon from that restaurant and the name engraved on the back, “French Bros.-Bauer Co.” dates it to the mid-1920s before the name change. This is a nice addition to the china pieces I already have. My daughter definitely knows what I like.

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Posted in Collectibles, Family, French-Bauer Dairy | Tagged 79th, birthday, collectible, dairy, Family, French Bros.-Bauer Co., French-Bauer, ice cream, memorabilia, spoon | 13 Comments

13 Responses

on September 27, 2011 at 5:34 am | Reply ImperaMagna

I think you have a very special daughter… what a thoughtful gift!
on September 27, 2011 at 5:55 am | Reply Darlene

I am so glad Nancy is able to buy these things still for your collection.
on September 27, 2011 at 5:59 am | Reply Vickie

this is soo awesome sharing from so far away lovwe it,cheers Vickie
on September 27, 2011 at 6:37 am | Reply garden2day

Very precious and so thoughtful!
on September 27, 2011 at 8:50 am | Reply Betty Lou

What a thoughtful daughter. She sound like a collector also. Happy Birthday!
on July 9, 2012 at 9:09 pm | Reply Elaine

I am a distant relation of the French family from Lebanon. I too would love to have some of the old items that were once part of my aunt’s. Do you live in Lebanon?
- on July 10, 2012 at 7:21 am | Reply quilt32
  
  I’m delighted to meet a member of the French family. I live in Loveland, not too far from Lebanon and we’re there often. My mother went to school in Lebanon and met my father there (maiden name – Mount; married name – Applegate).
  
  I have a fairly large collection of French Brothers-Bauer/French Bauer items. My daughter finds things at antique stores and on eBay.
  
  Nice to hear from you. Lillian
  - on September 22, 2012 at 9:15 pm Missi
    
    Does anyone have a website for The French Bauer Dairy Company?
  - on September 23, 2012 at 5:54 am quilt32
    
    So far as I know, there is no website for the French Bauer Dairy Company. I have been collecting French Bauer items for years and would love to know if you find a site. Lillian
on May 23, 2013 at 4:55 pm | Reply Henry Jerold Avery

What happened to French Bauer ?
- on May 25, 2013 at 6:16 am | Reply quilt32
  
  French Bauer closed in the mid-1960s. Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. Lillian
on May 25, 2013 at 9:37 pm | Reply Kevin Morrow

I found a milk jug in a cistern in my yard yesterday. The bottle says “the French Brothers Dairy Company / 312 to 318 W. Seventh St”. I can’t find any info on the French Brothers Dairy Co. Would appreciate any insight. Thanks, Kevin
- on May 26, 2013 at 5:55 am | Reply quilt32
  
  French Brothers became French Bros and Bauer and then later French-Bauer. Give me a little time to go through my stuff and I’ll e-mail what I find on the history. I have bottles with all three names. I would have been very excited to find that bottle. Lillian