What a fantastic estate find!
Gorham Manufacturing Company 18-pounder Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker is a rare, high-end novelty bar item produced around 19171918. Modeled after a WWI British shrapnel shell, it features a silver-plated shaker body, a copper band, and a brass cap
It is a prime example of Art Deco design combined with wartime industrial themes
This rare, high-end novelty bar item was produced around 19171918
Marked on the bottom with Fac-Simile Eighteen Pounder Shrapnel Shell and Patent Applied For In America and Foreign Countries
Silver-plated metal, brass, and copper construction
The base would have had a caddy with shot glasses, they were not with the piece when we found it...no glasses nor caddy come with this
A superb find, ready for a new home to show off
Measures 22 inches T