Swizzle Stick Drink Stirrer, Ocean View Inn, Light Blue Flatback Rooster, Vintage 1960s

A 1960s swizzle stick from an Ocean View Inn — a light blue souvenir from a coastal establishment whose exact identity has been lost to time.

• Materials: Hard plastic, light blue
• Dimensions: Approx. 5⅞ inches long
• Origin: USA
• Era: 1960s (estimated)
• Condition: Well-loved vintage condition. Lettering is significantly worn — only partial letters remain legible ("C," "AN," "V," and "INN" in full). Lots of wear, marks, but the rooster is too good to pass up.  Please review all photos before purchasing, as all sales are final.

This swizzle stick features a flatback rooster figure — fully sculpted with raised feather and crest detail on the front, flat in silhouette on the back — in a soft light blue with lettering that has faded with decades of handling.

A great find for the swizzle stick collector or anyone drawn to the mystery of a name shared by dozens of coastal inns across the country.

"Ocean View Inn" is one of the most common names in American coastal hospitality — a quick search turns up historic and still-operating inns bearing the name from New Jersey to California to the Florida Keys. Without a town or state printed on this particular piece, its exact origin can't be pinned down; it's a small, well-traveled mystery, the kind of object whose story is now known only to whoever kept it all these years.

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