Cocktail shaker

In 1520, Hernán Cortés wrote to King Charles V of Spain of a drink made from cacao, served to Montezuma with much reverence, frothy and foaming from a golden cylinder.

Egyptians as long ago as 3500 BCE added spices to their fermented grain concoctions before serving to make them more palatable.

Cocktail shaker skills and drink rituals became as important in the Jazz Age lifestyle as knowing the latest dance step.

The same companies and equipment formerly used to manufacture cocktail shakers were used to make artillery shells and other war materials.

In the early 1950s, cocktail shakers enjoyed a brief resurgence as soldiers familiar with them returned and became part of the housing boom featuring rec rooms with bars.