Post #494228 by Humuhumu on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 9:03 PM

I went looking for a nice, vintage, wooden ice bucket for my bar the other day, and I came across this guy:

:up: Pat Morita's Ice Bucket

It's Pat Morita's Ice Bucket! His widow is selling some of his things, and was selling this on eBay. Of course, it's fair to question the veracity of Pat Morita's Ice Bucket, but I did a bit of poking around and everything seems above-board. Even if it's not (and it would be a pretty elaborate ruse if it's not), it's just more fun to think it's Pat Morita's Ice Bucket.

She said in the listing that they had it on their bar for years; sadly Mr. Morita had struggled with alcoholism (it's what ultimately killed him), so Pat Morita's Ice Bucket may have gotten a fair amount of use.

Woofmutt pointed out to me that this looks very much like an old English Biscuit Barrel (except for that it's not rounded at the sides), and sure enough, I believe that's what it is. But its ceramic liner makes it great for ice, too.

And if nothing else, it's brown, it's wood, it's old, it's useful... I'll take it.

Arigato, Morita-San!