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What are the two types of cocktail shakers?
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There are many types of cocktail shakers, but the two most common are the Boston shaker and the Cobbler shaker. A Cobbler shaker features a built-in strainer to make pouring drinks simple for the novice bartender. The Boston shaker does not have a strainer. Browse a collection of cocktail shakers from top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Cocktail Shaker Cocktail Shaker
By Walker & Hall
Located in London, GB
A wonderful English Art Deco Silver Cocktail Shaker made by Walker & Hall in 1954.
The shaker is
Category
Vintage 1950s English Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver
Cocktail Shaker
By Keith Murray
Located in London, GB
Art Deco silver-plated cocktail shaker, designed by Keith Murray for Mappin & Webb, circa 1935. Of
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,885
Cocktail Shaker
By David Andersen
Located in London, GB
Silver-plated cocktail shaker of tapering form, topped with a finial cast as a rooster. The sleek
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,366
Recipe Cocktail Shaker
Located in London, GB
This is the classic silver-plated recipe cocktail shaker, first designed in the USA in 1933, and
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
$2,221
Dumb-Bell Cocktail Shaker
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
A silver-plated cocktail shaker in the form of a dumb-bell. In the 1930s, Asprey & Co. Commissioned
Category
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Grant Macdonald Cocktail Shaker
By Grant Macdonald
Located in London, GB
A wonderful and unusual sterling silver cocktail shaker made by Grant Macdonald, in London, and
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Silver