The evolution of novelty art deco cocktail shakers

1927

The beautifully detailed Boston Lighthouse shaker by the International Silver Company of Meriden, Connecticut.

c1930

Tells-U-How by Asprey & Co, London. Shakers with rotating sleeves revealing recipes were popular in the 1930s.

1932

The Thirst Extinguisher fire hydrant shaker by Asprey & Co, London, featured eight recipes on a revolving base.

1936

The Penguin shaker, designed by Emil A Schuelke for Napier, USA, had a hinged beak with a cork stopper.