A silver plate and Bakelite cocktail, bar, accessory.  This wonderful and exceptionally rare piece is contains a set of six removable silver plate cherry cocktail picks, topped with a Bakelite 'cherry' under the hinged lid of the windmill.  The windmill blades are multicoloured clothes pegs that are made to be added to the rim of a glass, in order for drinks not to be confused at a cocktail party.  Simply known as 'drink markers', they come in various shapes and sizes, but all serve the same function throughout a soiree.   

It is a novel piece of Art Deco design, and highlighted by the pops of colour that the rotatable disk of blades at the front provide.  This was facilitated by introduction of the new material, "Bakelite".  Bakelite was  developed by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907.  It was one of the first forms of plastic to be made available for use in manufacturing.  It allowed many new forms, shapes, and  products to be created, and sparked the introduction of colour into home products and jewellery.  In many ways, it was the colour palette of the Art Deco period.

This piece was made in Birmingham, England by the silversmith P. H. Vogel & co., and is stamped on the base.  The piece is in excellent  condition, and is the perfect accessory for any home bar, and for the Manhattan fan.  To find one of these complete, with original drink markers is nearly impossible, and a must for any serious cocktail collector.  Made circa 1925.