Antique Gorham WWI Artillery Shell Silver-Plated Cocktail Shaker

Circa 1918, stamped to underside "Fac-Simile / Eighteen Pounder / Shrapnel Shell" and "Patent applied for / in American and Foreign Countries," with numbered brass lid; silver-plated body with brass and copper accents.

12 in.

Body with surface scratches and minor shallow denting; lid with denting, pitting, and several deep scratches. This originally would have included a lower section to hold a caddy with shot glasses, now missing.