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dshark unregistered	posted 08-23-2003 09:17 PM Please help. I have a martini shaker made of silver,on the bottom it has forbes plate in a circle with an emblem can't make out what it is. it also says e.p.on cooper andlead mounts and the number 322..I can,t seem to find anything out about this.it came from my grandmother along with alot of other pieces, any help would be appreciated. Thanks IP: Logged
Anuh Posts: 190 Registered: Jan 2003	posted 08-25-2003 06:49 PM Forbes Silver Co. was formed as the Hollowware division of Meriden Britannia Co. in 1894 and was part of the original International Silver Co. I've seen lots of old Forbes work. The mark may have been used for quite some years after that time. ------------------ Anuh IP: Logged
dshark unregistered	posted 09-02-2003 06:03 PM thanks for the info! still can't seem to find anything out about a martini shaker it's like it never existed, quote: Originally posted by Anuh: Forbes Silver Co. was formed as the Hollowware division of Meriden Britannia Co. in 1894 and was part of the original International Silver Co. I've seen lots of old Forbes work. The mark may have been used for quite some years after that time. IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 09-02-2003 09:06 PM What kind of information are you still seeking? Age? History? A good martini recipe ? IP: Logged
dshark unregistered	posted 09-06-2003 03:36 PM A good martini recipe would be great!But I am really trying to find out age or if it goes with a set of glasses,etc.I have found alot of info on patterns and flatware but nothing on martini shakers.Thanks IP: Logged
Anuh Posts: 190 Registered: Jan 2003	posted 09-06-2003 03:56 PM Please let us all know if you do find anything. But, I might suggest that you look for Cocktail Shakers instead of Martini Shakers. While Martini is a form of cocktail, many different kinds of drinks were made in Cocktail Shakers, and you may find more information. Sometimes just a slightly different direction in a search can bring loads of information when the original search yielded nothing. I learned that a long time ago when I first started researching on the internet, and it is more so today! Unfortunately, although I have one cocktail pitcher (not shaker), I have not yet bothered to research it. ------------------ Anuh IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 09-06-2003 08:24 PM It seems like the golden age of the cocktail shaker was the 1920s & 1930s, when countless different forms and designs were produced, ranging from totally plain bodies to figural airplanes. Most of the time there would have been a set of glasses to accompany the shaker. IP: Logged
Anuh Posts: 190 Registered: Jan 2003	posted 09-07-2003 12:47 PM That was my feeling, too, Paul, based on what I know of the era, but not necessarily based on actual information that I have obtained. It's like recognizing "styles". And cocktails were definitely a style of the 20's, 30's and 40's. By the 50's, they were still in style but the popularity was waning fast! ------------------ Anuh IP: Logged

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