Empire
Cocktail Shaker
1938 (designed and made)
1938 (designed and made)
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Cocktail shaker, chromium plated brass, the body a tall, plain cylinder resting on a flat, circular base and surmounted by a flat, capped lid fitting over an internal flange and surmounted by a knop, a rod of yellow bakelite supported by a recessed collar. The handle a plain strip with a "D" shaped profile, soldered to the body opposite a snub nosed spout capped by a circular, yellow, bakelite plug.
Object details
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| Title | Empire (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromium plated brass with bakelite additions |
| Brief description | Cocktail shaker, chrome plated brass with bakelite details, USA, made by the Revere Brass and Copper Company, designed by William Archibald Weldon, 1938 |
| Physical description | Cocktail shaker, chromium plated brass, the body a tall, plain cylinder resting on a flat, circular base and surmounted by a flat, capped lid fitting over an internal flange and surmounted by a knop, a rod of yellow bakelite supported by a recessed collar. The handle a plain strip with a "D" shaped profile, soldered to the body opposite a snub nosed spout capped by a circular, yellow, bakelite plug. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | There is a similar example in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA. |
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| Accession number | M.227-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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