A SILVER-PLATED PENGUIN-FORM COCKTAIL SHAKER

MARK OF NAPIER, MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, 20TH CENTURY

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A SILVER-PLATED PENGUIN-FORM COCKTAIL SHAKER
MARK OF NAPIER, MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, 20TH CENTURY
Formed as a penguin, with a detachable cover, the beak opening to a cork, marked under base
12½in. high

Lot Essay

The Napier Company was started by E.A. Bliss and J.E. Carpenter in 1875 in Meriden under the name Carpenter & Bliss and underwent several name changes before becoming the Napier Company in 1922. During World War I, the company manufactured war materials.

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