"Skyscraper" Cocktail Shaker with Strainer and Lid
- Designer: Norman Bel Geddes, American, 1893-1958
- Manufacturer: Revere Copper and Brass Company, founded 1928
- Medium: Chrome-plated metal
- Place Manufactured: Rome, New York, USA
- Dates: 1937
- Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 3 5/16 in. (32.4 x 8.4 x 8.4 cm)
- Markings: Stamped on underside of base of shaker (a): "Revere / ROME / N.Y."
- Signature: no signiture
- Inscriptions: no inscriptions
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Modern Life, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 83.108.5a-c
- Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter
- Image: Group, 83.108.5a-c_83.108.6_83.108.13_83.108.14a-d_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Cocktail shaker, chromed metal. (a) Shaker: Tall, thin cylinder decorated with eight vertical ribs. (b) Strainer: inserted into shaker and fitting under the lid with flat, circular bottom with perforated strainer, surmounted by a thin cylinder, open above. (c) Lid: simple short cylinder finished and decorated like shaker. Part of set 83.108.5.-17. Condition: All surfaces shows wear with scratching and wear to plating, especially where ribs are attached to shaker and lid.
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