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Stories and buying advice on antique back bars, front bars, soda fountains and saloon fixtures from Red Baron Antiques in Roswell, Georgia.

Brunswick-Balke-Collender Back Bars: Why Collectors Still Chase the Brunswick Name

The Bar RoomBrunswick-Balke-Collender Back Bars: Why Collectors Still Chase the Brunswick NameA Brunswick-Balke-Collender back bar is a pre-Prohibition saloon fixture from America’s leading billiard maker. History, how to identify one, and RA565.Read the story

How to Buy an Antique Back Bar: Measuring, Planning and Bringing It Home

Collector’s GuidesHow to Buy an Antique Back Bar: Measuring, Planning and Bringing It HomeHow to buy an antique back bar: measure wall, ceiling, depth and every doorway, know how it breaks into sections, and check mirrors, wood and finish.Read the story

Charles Passow & Sons: The Chicago Back Bar With the Lion Heads

The Bar RoomCharles Passow & Sons: The Chicago Back Bar With the Lion HeadsCharles Passow & Sons was a Chicago maker of saloon fixtures and billiard tables. What the record shows, Chicago tied houses, and our 24′ oak back bar.Read the story

The Morgan Silver Dollar Front Bar: A 12-Foot Bar With Money in the Top

The Bar RoomThe Morgan Silver Dollar Front Bar: A 12-Foot Bar With Money in the TopA 12-foot mahogany front bar with Morgan silver dollars set in its lacquered top: Morgan dollar history, bar sizing and care for the top.Read the story

Saloon Paintings and A.D.M. Cooper: The Art That Hung Behind the Bar

The Bar RoomSaloon Paintings and A.D.M. Cooper: The Art That Hung Behind the BarSaloon paintings hung behind America’s great bars. The history, painter A.D.M. Cooper, and how to buy and hang a large oil painting.Read the story