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What are the two types of cocktail shakers?

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What are the two types of cocktail shakers?
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
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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
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

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

Recipe Cocktail Shaker
Located in London, GB
This is the classic silver-plated recipe cocktail shaker, first designed in the USA in 1933, and
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

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
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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
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Silver

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