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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 11547897, member: 649&quot;]I was confused, too, until I re-read the other posts in this thread. The photos thus far have been re-creations &quot;inspired&quot; by descriptions of the Baker Bar-Ette.</p><p>The Country Life photo OP just provided, but that makes no mention of the Baker or Bar-ette names, matches most of the original descriptors, though not all.</p><p>Per the 1927 Time Magazine mention, provided by OP in his initial post in this thread, the Baker Bar-ette is:</p><p><i>&quot;a three-wheeled barrow, of tea-wagon appearance, containing lock compartments for liquor, an ice receptacle, niches for bottles, glasses, ice-picks, openers, knives, spoons; a cedar drawer for 500 cigars; a tray; an oak board for slicing fruit; a musical attachment designed to play certain tunes. This machine - the Baker Bar-ette - is usually made with a red-laquer finish. Some are equipped with the heads &amp; tails of animals (cock, horse, dog) sticking out at either end, to support the leaves which, when folded, cover the box, and, when unfolded, serve as a depository for used glasses&quot;.</i></p><p>Notably, the Country Life example does not appear to be a three-wheeled barrow design/shape. It&#039;s also priced at $125, not the $175 originally mentioned. It may be Shirley Paine&#039;s knock-off?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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