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Page 28 The Antique Shoppe January, 2018
COCKTAIL SHAKERS

Not Just for James Bond

By Larry LeMasters
LeMasters’ Antique News Service

not actually order a drink in that fashion known to shake spices into fermented cocktail shakers, drinking in general, and
until Dr. No (1958) when he orders grain drinks nearly 3,500 years ago. smoking cigarettes as symbols of class.
a martini, “Shaken and not stirred.” When Hernán Cortés invaded the Cocktail shakers became associated
James Bond 007 cocktail shakers are Aztec Empire, he wrote to King Charles with glamour and became symbols of
popular collectibles. One offered as V of Spain about a drink made from America’s wealthier class and the good
a promotional item along with the cacao and served to Montezuma life associated with money. Collectors
movie Spectre sells new for $65 and shaken, foaming, and in a golden have found that collecting 1930s cocktail
↑James Bond silver martini cocktail shaker has the recipe for a Vesper martini cylinder. shakers still requires a lot of money. A
made as an advertising promotion for the on the back of the box. By the mid-1800s, modern Tiffany & Co. sterling silver cocktail
Bond movie Spectre. The box has a recipe Bond may have made martini cocktail shakers, as we know shaker, circa 1935, with six cups was
for a Vesper martini on the back; $65. drinking fashionable for them, were in wide use, recently offered on eBay, as a beautiful
manly men, but martinis and having been invented by example of post-prohibition cocktail
hat would New Years Eve shakers had been around a barkeep, who used two shakers, for $3,275.
Wbe without a cocktail shaker for a long time before Bond containers to pour drinks During World War II, 1940s, bans on
nearby? A cocktail shaker is a device arrived on the drinking scene. back and forth between them the use of non-essential metal greatly
used to mix alcoholic drinks by shaking. Cocktail shakers have been for “a bit of a show.” Shakers reduced the production and use of
A shaken cocktail is made by putting traced back 9,000 years to began receiving patents, and cocktail shakers as manufacturing efforts
the desired alcoholic drinks (liquor, pre-historic and pre-Hispanic by the 1880s, integral strainer turned to the war effort.
fruit juices, syrups, liqueurs, and ice Mexico and South America mechanisms were added to The 1950s though became a time
cubes) into the shaker, and then shake it where gourd jars were used to cocktail shakers. when the middle-class American could
vigorously for around 15 seconds. Ice is shake alcoholic drinks. These Not surprising, it took wear polyester jackets and shake
put into the shaker for a quicker cooling are the earliest examples prohibition in the United martinis, standing at a bar, in his den or
of the drink. of cocktail shakers known; States for cocktail shakers “rec room,” while entertaining quests,
As any James Bond fan knows, however, Egyptians were to become famous. As the using plastic or aluminum cocktail
“Shaken, not stirred” is how Bond likes Rare, 1927 Boston Lighthouse cocktail shaker ↑ government cracked down shakers. By 1960, electric blenders
his martinis. The phrase first appeared manufactured by Elizur Webster of the International on alcohol production, began replacing hand-held shakers
in the Ian Fleming novel Diamonds are Silverplate Company. This rare shaker stands 14“ tall speakesies all across across the world, except, of course,
Forever (1956); however, Bond does and is valued at $16,000. America used cocktail in James Bond movies.
shakers to mix illegal Today, cocktail shakers are
martinis for highly collectible. There
an adoring and demanding are at least three types
Oviedo Antique Mall crowd. Shakers during the the Boston Shaker, the
of shakers to watch for,
1920s were produced in a variety
95 Geneva Drive of highly collectible shapes Cobbler Shaker, and the
Oviedo, FL 32765 and designs, including shakers French Shaker.
Continued→
resembling lighthouses, airplanes,
Open 7 Days • Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 12-6pm and penguins. Famous silver ←Art Deco chrome cocktail
Central Florida’s Friendliest Antique Mall companies, such as shaker with red Bakelite
handles. This
Now over 12,500 Square Feet Tiffany, produced beauty is 13
100+ Dealers for your shopping Pleasure many of the 1920s inches high and
martini shakers.
Primitives, Antiques & Collectibles of All Types However, the is considered
Highwaymen Paintings are our Specialty Golden Age of to be in the
cocktail shakers “Skyscraper”
The newest addition to our family of dealers is #LA. She sells a category of
wide variety of beautiful hand made jewelry crafted from sterling occurred in the cocktail shakers.
1930s and 1950s
& plate flatware. Rings, bracelets and necklaces are all as movies and It is valued at
lovingly remade from antique spoons and forks.
magazine ads used $300.
Just in...a large selection of antique furniture including a working
1918 Stand Up Victor Talking Machine phonograph, Henry F Miller
mid century spinet piano and gorgeous mid 19th century desk
in Empire style. Delivery available.

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