Watering Can Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

2022.1.102a and 2022.1.102b

2022.1.102a and 2022.1.102b

Name/Title

Watering Can Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.102

Description

Plastic and aluminum matching watering can salt and pepper shakers. Handles swing back and forth. Made by Dart Craftsman in New York. The saltshaker has some damage on the base where the salt has eroded and crystalized on the aluminum. An advertisement for this set in a 1950 catalog says "Transparent so you can see the level of salt".

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Dart Craftsman

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

1950s

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Bases

Transcription

Dart Craftsman New York

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Set, Salt and Pepper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Sets

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Of individual shaker

Height

1-13/16 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Weight

0.4 oz

Material

Aluminum, Plastic