A masterpiece of Weimar-era ingenuity, this chromium-plated airplane cocktail set was produced by J.A. Henckels of Solingen, Germany, and registered under the Deutsches Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster (D.R.G.M.) mark, dating it to the 1920s or early 1930s. The set is illustrated in both Simon Khachadourian's The Cocktail Shaker and Stephen Visakay's standard reference on vintage barware.
Founded in the eighteenth century and internationally celebrated by the nineteenth, J.A. Henckels was renowned for precision craftsmanship and luxury travel accessories. This airplane set represents the firm at its most inventive — combining the period's fascination with aviation and modernity into a fully functional cocktail service of exceptional quality.
The engineering matches the conceit. The tail fin unscrews to reveal a spirit flask doubling as a cocktail shaker with a built-in strainer. The detachable wings serve as hip flasks. The tail compartment houses four shot cups, a funnel, a corkscrew, and a stand. The undercarriage conceals four stirring spoons within the removable wheel housing. Every element of the aircraft's form has been pressed into service.
With its twelve-inch wingspan and mirror-polished fuselage, this is a gleaming emblem of early twentieth-century design at its most exuberant. The set is complete.
Marks: D.R.G.M. Germany stamped on the propeller blade.
Dimensions: Wingspan: 12 in. (30.5 cm) Length 12 in.
A masterpiece of Weimar-era ingenuity, this chromium-plated airplane cocktail set was produced by J.A. Henckels of Solingen, Germany, and registered under the Deutsches Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster (D.R.G.M.) mark, dating it to the 1920s or early 1930s. The set is illustrated in both Simon Khachadourian's The Cocktail Shaker and Stephen Visakay's standard reference on vintage barware.
Founded in the eighteenth century and internationally celebrated by the nineteenth, J.A. Henckels was renowned for precision craftsmanship and luxury travel accessories. This airplane set represents the firm at its most inventive — combining the period's fascination with aviation and modernity into a fully functional cocktail service of exceptional quality.
The engineering matches the conceit. The tail fin unscrews to reveal a spirit flask doubling as a cocktail shaker with a built-in strainer. The detachable wings serve as hip flasks. The tail compartment houses four shot cups, a funnel, a corkscrew, and a stand. The undercarriage conceals four stirring spoons within the removable wheel housing. Every element of the aircraft's form has been pressed into service.
With its twelve-inch wingspan and mirror-polished fuselage, this is a gleaming emblem of early twentieth-century design at its most exuberant. The set is complete.
Marks: D.R.G.M. Germany stamped on the propeller blade.
Dimensions: Wingspan: 12 in. (30.5 cm) Length 12 in.
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