Gorham Manufacturing Co. (1800), Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker (circa 1915)

Gorham Manufacturing Co. (American, est. 1831) Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker, circa 1915 Brass, nickel-plated brass, copper 22-1/4 x 4 inches (56.5 x 10.2 cm) Impressed FAC-SIMILE EIGHTEEN POUNDER SHRAPNEL SHELL, PATENT APPLIED FOR IN AMERICA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES to underside LITERATURE: Stephen Visakay, Vintage Bar Ware: Identification & Value Guide, Paducah, Kentucky, 1997, p. 112. Engraved to body "The Army Navy Club of Omaha, Messers. Clark and Canan, Props, Lieut E.J. Dawley, 1916"

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Condition Report: The shaker of impressive size in good condition, bearing signs of some use such as fine surface scratches and scuffs, and four minor pushes to body of upper component. Area of concentrated verdigris at underplate of lower component. Shaker free from splitting, losses, or observable restorations.