"Chinese Ice Cubes" ice cube tray
- UTSC 006-2-7-67
- Item
- 1959
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
"Chinese Ice Cubes" ice cube tray
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Keychain makes noises such as doorbell ringing, baby crying.
Bitter melon children's abacus toy
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Where is the Chicken in the Chow Mein [record] / Spielman-Weiss
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Hector Records Division of Dance Records, one side is instrumental, one side is vocal. Record is scratched.
Wor Shu Opp [record] / No Laughing
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
2 copies, signed.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
By Ideal Toy Corporation.
Sweet and Sour, The Chinese Restaurant Game
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Game is made in England.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
"Good Fortune" dim sum play set with plastic food
Wooden "Stir Fry" slicing playset
Chinese food puzzle, 500 pieces
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Yan Can Cooks Original Pet Wok
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Palm-sized steel wok, includes original box.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains various food-themed toys and records.
Gran Dragon ashtray (Mallorca)
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
One oval plate and one small plate.
Sun Hung Heung (San Francisco) 50th anniversary plate
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Has the character 寶 (bao, Pinyin) for treasure or precious
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
One blue willow pattern
2 yellow with flowers
1 bronze with dragon
2 flowered
1 from Susanna Foo restaurant with additional chopstick rest and spoon rest
5 Chinese restaurant glass ashtrays
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From the following restaurants:
Richard Mei's King Dragon
Chao's Chinese restaurant
Gum Ying (Hempstead, New York)
Irene's Chinese Cuisine (Southampton, New York)
Mei Lin (Bronx, New York)
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From the following:
Blue Girl The Premium Beer
Pink menu holder with two gold fish and Chinese character 福 (blessing) Fu (Pinyin)
Yellow menu holder in the shape of a temple with characters 潮州城 (Chiu Chow City, Cantonese) Chao Zhou Cheng (Pinyin)
Tsingtao Beer, in the shape of a fan
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Brass server clipboard and notepad
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Includes note on provenance from Harley Spiller.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Plate with a red and white flower design.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Made in Syracuse, plate has a red and gold design with Chinese characters in the middle.
Leeann Chin Chinese Cuisine mug
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Eight porcelain tableware items
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Purchased from Shanghai Museum gift shop, includes note about provenance from Harley Spiller. Dishes and spoons have price stickers with Chinese writing on them. Includes:
2 raised condiment bowls
2 small blue and white condiment bowls
1 blue and white soup spoon
3 soup spoons with painted flowers
Hand-painted canton ware bowl from Hong Kong
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Yellow and white painted bowl with flowers, fruit, and butterflies.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Bottle has herons, trees, and Chinese letters in gold painted on but are fading. Includes a note about the bottle from Harley Spiller.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Bottle has Chinese characters on label.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From King Yum Restaurant, 28th Anniversary, Flushing New York
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From the following:
King Yum Restaurant (2) 29th anniversary, March 1982, Flushing, New York
Budweiser 2003 Year of the Ram beer glass
Budweiser 2000 Year of the Dragon beer glass
Hong-Kong restaurant from Germany [?]
Chiam restaurant, Chicago
Kubla Khan Shrimp Curry Rice box
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
University of Toronto Scarborough chopsticks in silver case
Chopsticks and cutlery in orange case with label "Jackie's 80th Birthday"
5 various cloths from restaurants
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Orange cloth napkin from Chin Chin, outside of Taipei
Green napkins (2) with initials "g.m."
Chinese take out tea towel
Pink tablecloth
Antique sterling silver chopsticks in ornate green case
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Acquired from an antique shop on Duo Lun Lu in Shanghai. Includes a note from Spiller: silver chopsticks were used for detecting poison.
Cylinder filled with take out chopsticks
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
"Tincture of bone comp." cylinder container from Beijing, China, used to store several pairs of restaurant chopsticks.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Brown glazed and unglazed piece of pottery.
Hsin Yu outdoor takeout menu caddy
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
A wooden menu box from New York City with Hsin Yu business card on the front. Accompanying note from Harley Spiller included.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Black lacquer boxes with a floral painted pattern. Contains a note from Spiller with the following information: tiffin boxes were collected by a woman who attended the tiffin in honour of Chinese viceroy Li Hung Chung, possibly on the West coast. Tiffins contain dried coconut, watermelon seeds, and preserved bird's nest.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Pine Tree Pavilion, two tea cups with lids
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Gala Manor Banquet Hall
Red Willow pattern, made by Walker China
Lotus Room, Denver, Colorado
Empire Szechuan Paradise (2 cups with handles)
Shotglass from Ollie's Savonara Party, 1998
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
White milk-glass, restaurant was located Tarzana, California.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains various tableware and food items.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Peacock Chinese Restaurant (Netherlands) bobble figurine
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Bobble figurine of a laughing Buddha holding a gold coin.
Painted egg in glass and fabric case
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Plastic egg features painting of a woman musician playing a guzheng.
Kota Radja (Netherlands) Chinese restaurant figurine
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Figurine of a girl with hair buns holding a pink fish.