Vintage Ever-Wear Portable Travel Bar Cocktail SetComplete with Original Key, Booklet & AccessoriesThe Golden Age of the Cocktail
There was a time when air travel was glamorous, hotel lounges were filled with cigarette smoke and jazz, and a successful business trip often included a properly mixed cocktail at day's end.
This handsome Ever-Wear travel bar comes directly from that era. Produced by Ever-Wear, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, it embodies the style and optimism of late-1950s and early-1960s America—the age of jet travel, tailfinned automobiles, executive briefcases, and three-martini lunches.
One can easily imagine this case riding beside a Samsonite suitcase in the trunk of a Cadillac or accompanying a traveling salesman, airline executive, or businessman on a cross-country trip.
About Ever-Wear
The original instruction booklet included with this set identifies the maker as:
Ever-Wear, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago was one of America's great manufacturing centers during the mid-century period, producing countless household goods, travel accessories, and leisure products. Ever-Wear specialized in practical, stylish products designed for the growing postwar travel market.
Features
- Original molded hard-shell travel bar case
- Attractive brown textured exterior
- Striking red-and-black fitted interior
- Three bottle storage compartments
- Four original crystal-pattern tumblers
- Original metal jigger
- Original ice tongs
- Original stirring spoon
- Original instruction booklet
- Original working key
- Original bottle retaining strap
The tumblers are molded from high-quality plastic that convincingly mimics cut crystal and were designed to withstand travel without the risk of broken glass.
Condition
An exceptionally well-preserved example.
- Appears lightly used, if used at all
- Original key included
- Original booklet included
- All accessories present
- Interior remains bright and vibrant
- Tumblers are clear and free of cracks
- Straps remain secure and flexible
- Exterior shows only minor storage wear consistent with age
Complete examples are becoming increasingly difficult to find, especially those retaining both the original paperwork and key.
Dimensions
- Width: 11"
- Depth: 5.75"
- Height: 13"
Final Thoughts
Portable travel bars perfectly capture the spirit of mid-century America. They combine the era's fascination with travel, convenience, and cocktail culture into one stylish package.
Whether displayed in a home bar, office, den, mid-century modern setting, vintage camper, or cocktail collection, this set instantly evokes the world of executive travel, classic hotels, and the refined social rituals of the 1950s and 1960s.
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