Ice bucket, 1928
Louis W. Rice
(American, active dates unknown)
Bernard Rices Sons, Inc.
New York, New York
Lent by Jody and Dick Goisman
Today Cocktail Shaker, 1928
K.E.M. Weber
(American, b. Germany 18891963)
Friedman Silver Company
Brooklyn, New York, 19081960
Silver plate and wood
Lent by Jody and Dick Goisman
During Prohibition, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, most alcohol consumption moved from the public watering hole into the private home. Coffee tables by day became cocktail tables at night. K.E.M. Webers cocktail shaker epitomizes the sleek look popular during the Roaring Twenties. Art Deco styling also appears in the stepped lid and geometry of this ice bucket.