tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post4170797656996830950..comments2009-10-11T16:28:03.242-04:00The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329jennifer@thepeakofchic.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-23605015269376795932009-10-11T15:37:19.454-04:002009-10-11T15:37:19.454-04:00I love these silent butlers. I (or rather my table) have had the decrumbing treatment in a few restaurants and there&#39;s nothing like it for feeling cosseted. My fear is that if I bought one I&#39;d have to wield it myself.misehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-91973183086794931322009-10-10T15:42:17.182-04:002009-10-10T15:42:17.182-04:00I am French living in Paris. I enjoy the objects which remind me of the old days at my grandparents&#39;house where everything was perfect. They didn&#39;t have a silent butler. I think the woman who was helping at home picked up the crumbles with a large white Damas napkin.<br />But, my aunt had one. When I was a girl, I enjoyed, after the cheese, to use the silent butler to brush the crumbles. <br />I&#39;d like to know when the first silent butler appeared ? Was the first one made of silver ? Who had the idea of creating a silent butler ?florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610808621116684524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-14345540493079342352009-10-09T17:38:12.771-04:002009-10-09T17:38:12.771-04:00My mother had a silent butler that I believe had been a wedding gift to her. It was always put to use when she would have bridge parties at our home...couples seated at card tables, with tallies, decks of cards, cigarettes, ashtrays and cocktails. So very Mad Men.teaorwinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17569214378018984731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-69348676014141380492009-10-09T08:30:01.999-04:002009-10-09T08:30:01.999-04:00Anon- Thanks for the info on the canapes dish. Maybe I need one of those more than a silent butler!The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-42019455653586271652009-10-09T02:19:10.528-04:002009-10-09T02:19:10.528-04:00That silver Tiffany bamboo is beyond. I&#39;ll take it - although, I&#39;d still rather have a real butler :)Sanity Fairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837572570886461071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-29653287140785979812009-10-08T22:42:53.960-04:002009-10-08T22:42:53.960-04:00Love these traditional serving pieces-- I&#39;ve always wished I could be one of those people who only buys exactly what they need, but how boring would life get without whimsy??<br /><br />I hope you get them -- I think little details like these are what people remember about good entertaining (well, that and the bacon.) :)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018134856987121926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-9084381078448244412009-10-08T20:07:46.691-04:002009-10-08T20:07:46.691-04:00I just gave some silent butlers and hors d&#39;oeuvres dishes to Goodwill because I never used them - I wish I&#39;d known you wanted them because I would have sent them to you. The handle on one of the hors d&#39;oeuvres dishes unscrewed from the body of the dish and you could pour boiling water into a compartment to keep the hors d&#39;ouevres hot. Pretty cool! I&#39;ve always wanted an argyle - a sauce boat that has a compartment into which you pour boiling water to keep the sauce hot. But I&#39;d probably use it as often as I used my silent butlers and hors d&#39;ouevres servers (i.e., never).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-71998105400882855332009-10-08T19:03:36.437-04:002009-10-08T19:03:36.437-04:00What a fun post! I actually have my grandmother&#39;s silent butler and love it - if nothing else for etiquette&#39;s conversations. I remember my family in Germany having a silent butler and with great care used a little brush to brush the crumbs into the butler.<br /><br />Mine has no brush....and I&#39;d love to find something like that for it. Got an idea? Or just use the hand?Lylah Lednerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436702227303638509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-85846532914548875142009-10-08T14:25:06.096-04:002009-10-08T14:25:06.096-04:00Why do I always crave bacon after reading your blog? <br /><br />Love the retro serving pieces and had forgotten all about that Cloister butter serving contraption. Memories...Brilliant Asylumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656796025200050768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13627022647777376302009-10-08T13:57:02.896-04:002009-10-08T13:57:02.896-04:00oh yeah! I think they used it for the butter! Old times...sarah @ realestatestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070855776622435462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-81114352815200751172009-10-08T13:20:49.051-04:002009-10-08T13:20:49.051-04:00Sarah- They used a crumber which is about the length of a knife but it&#39;s concave so that you can scoop up crumbs easily. Remember the little pitchfork type thing that the Cloister used to spear olives and crudites(or was it pats of butter?). Anyway, I bought one of those from the Cloister for old time&#39;s sake!The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-38946837416109179392009-10-08T13:02:00.651-04:002009-10-08T13:02:00.651-04:00maybe it wasn&#39;t a brush, but I do remember at the Cloister in Sea Island when I was a kid, the waiters would scrape the crumbs off the table...maybe with a butterknife looking thing?sarah @ realestatestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070855776622435462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-37879499098664116622009-10-08T12:08:36.299-04:002009-10-08T12:08:36.299-04:00I love the Tiffany bamboo one.Style Redux 2http://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-88737112576286422712009-10-08T11:19:23.621-04:002009-10-08T11:19:23.621-04:00We adore obscure domestic devices. We are probably the only farm in West Virginia with both a laundry pouncer and a baguette guillotine!Lucindavillehttp://lucindaville.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-7830071738967602762009-10-08T11:18:48.198-04:002009-10-08T11:18:48.198-04:00I think what you need is a &quot;crumber&quot; a little silverish comblike thing that is used to sweep the linen cloth of oopsies before dessert.home before darkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-53282912224253484402009-10-08T11:05:47.129-04:002009-10-08T11:05:47.129-04:00I think that my mother had a sp silent butler and the &quot;butler&quot; used it. But Why not serve the canapes in the silent butler? Especially the footed style.maryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-70268664409527177492009-10-08T10:57:44.155-04:002009-10-08T10:57:44.155-04:00that&#39;s quite the appetizer! if you are goint to serve those, I&#39;m sure your cook would whip those up! <br />all I&#39;m doing when people are arriving is frantically running around..........and not with my silent butler...........Anne Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11570313791042086593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-83012489591900069352009-10-08T10:53:13.497-04:002009-10-08T10:53:13.497-04:00Tristan- I know, shame on me!<br /><br />Sarah- Good question. I&#39;ve never seen a brush with a silent butler, so I&#39;m assuming that it was something that one had separately?The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-67318913121416430762009-10-08T10:33:30.421-04:002009-10-08T10:33:30.421-04:00does the silent butler come with a little brush to sweep the crumbs away?sarah @ realestatestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070855776622435462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-27985765227919283612009-10-08T10:08:15.530-04:002009-10-08T10:08:15.530-04:00<i>&quot;obscure&quot;</i>?!<br /><br />tsk tsk tsk<br /><br />;)Tristan Robin Blakemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372571059339403974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13407580650778095782009-10-08T09:40:34.588-04:002009-10-08T09:40:34.588-04:00Jennifer,<br />These are simply beautiful, elegant and remind me of my childhood when my parents dressed up and had gourmet dinners.<br />Thank you!<br />EllenEllen Shenkarowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516925335279041430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-15672931856513417912009-10-08T09:38:28.694-04:002009-10-08T09:38:28.694-04:00Stephen- I had no idea!! OK, I must find a copy of the original. A hell on wheel&#39;s wife and fabulous interiors...right up my alley!The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-67417372315021835162009-10-08T09:35:44.080-04:002009-10-08T09:35:44.080-04:00Courtney- That&#39;s even better than handling boring old crumbs!The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-14537871263606986082009-10-08T09:35:22.433-04:002009-10-08T09:35:22.433-04:00Stefan- I know- how fabulous is that movie! What camp!The Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-42891145848840985282009-10-08T09:27:10.916-04:002009-10-08T09:27:10.916-04:00While we&#39;re on Harriet Craig: It&#39;s a remake of the 1930s film Craig&#39;s Wife, which has breathtaking neoclassical interiors by William Haines. It&#39;s not on DVD, but it shows up on TCM, and you can find inexpensive sorta-bootleg DVDs of it online.stephendruckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04774049714948379272noreply@blogger.com