STUNNING 20thC ENGLISH SILVER PLATED "RECIPE" COCKTAIL SHAKER, FINNIGAN'S c.1930
A “dial-a-drink“ recipe cocktail shaker made in the United Kingdom produced in the 1930s by the silversmiths Finnigan's of New Bond St, London. The mechanism works by rotating the shaker, each small adjustment revealing windows which describe how to make a different cocktail. Just as the prohibition era was lifted in the USA in 1933, it is easy to imagine the appeal behind these objects which would have made wonderful items as gifts. As relevant today as it was then, it makes a fantastic conversation piece and wonderful as part of a collection of barware in the modern home.
Reference Number: D10252
A “dial-a-drink“ recipe cocktail shaker made in the United Kingdom produced in the 1930s by the silversmiths Finnigan's of New Bond St, London. The mechanism works by rotating the shaker, each small adjustment revealing windows which describe how to make a different cocktail. Just as the prohibition era was lifted in the USA in 1933, it is easy to imagine the appeal behind these objects which would have made wonderful items as gifts. As relevant today as it was then, it makes a fantastic conversation piece and wonderful as part of a collection of barware in the modern home.
Reference Number: D10252
A “dial-a-drink“ recipe cocktail shaker made in the United Kingdom produced in the 1930s by the silversmiths Finnigan's of New Bond St, London. The mechanism works by rotating the shaker, each small adjustment revealing windows which describe how to make a different cocktail. Just as the prohibition era was lifted in the USA in 1933, it is easy to imagine the appeal behind these objects which would have made wonderful items as gifts. As relevant today as it was then, it makes a fantastic conversation piece and wonderful as part of a collection of barware in the modern home.
Reference Number: D10252
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Height: 28 cm // 11.0 inches
Diameter: 10 cm // 3.9 inches
