ANTIQUE 20thC GORHAM HUGE WWI ARTILLERY SHELL COCKTAIL SHAKER & POKER SET c.1915
20th Century American Gorham silver plated, copper and brass novelty artillery shell cocktail shaker & poker set, huge size, modelled as a very detailed fac-simile of the WWI Eighteen-Pounder Shrapnel Shell, in three sections, the top opens to reveal the strainer, the base contains a framework with four compartments for chips and double card deck holder on top.
Reference Number: A6303
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century American Gorham silver plated, copper and brass novelty artillery shell cocktail shaker & poker set, huge size, modelled as a very detailed fac-simile of the WWI Eighteen-Pounder Shrapnel Shell, in three sections, the top opens to reveal the strainer, the base contains a framework with four compartments for chips and double card deck holder on top.
The piece is Marked "FAC-SIMILE EIGHTEEN POUNDER SHRAPNEL SHELL" and "Patent Applied for America and Foreign Countries", made by Gorham Silver Company (important American manufacturer)
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 57cm
Width: 10cm
Weight: 2700g