Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker swizzle sticks Homage to New England’s favorite

Homage to New England’s favorite crustacean

of the beauty of deserted beaches

but it's sure to be one that every baker from novice to pro will turn to again and again

and other seafood

has produced one of the world's simplest

Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker swizzle sticks Homage to New England’s favoriteA fragment of caf culture from nineteenth century France, this bistro match striker was created as both utility and advertisement during the height of Absinthe culture. Makers distributed such pieces to cafs and bistros, where they lived on tabletops, readily used and constantly seen. The form is modest yet purposeful, designed to strike and hold matches with ease, while its surface carries the marks and patina of daily use. It speaks to a time when