South Bristol Lighthouse Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Blue- 2022.1.108a and Red- 2022.1.108b

Blue- 2022.1.108a and Red- 2022.1.108b

Name/Title

South Bristol Lighthouse Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.108

Description

Hand-painted ceramic lighthouse salt and pepper shakers. Blue lighthouse for salt and red for pepper. Each has had "South Bristol, ME" painted on the front after manufacture's firing of the glaze. Each has its plastic stopper intact and a silver manufacturer sticker stating, "A Nanco Product Boston, Mass. Made in Japan".

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Nanco

Place

Country

Japan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Transcription

A Nanco Product Boston, Mass. Made in Japan

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

4 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Weight

1.7 oz

Material

Ceramic