VINTAGE-Green Ceramic CHINAMAN -SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS Asian Oriental Chinese

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VINTAGE-Green Ceramic CHINAMAN -SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS Asian Oriental Chinese :
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Cute green ceramic salt and pepper set.Asian oriental China man with braided hairTraditional custom in old China.Keeping hands warm in sleeves.Stands a little over 3\" inches tall.Vintage oldcollectiblefrom grandmas attic.offer now! Hard to find and pepper shakersFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSalt and pepper shakers, along with a sugar dispenser

Salt and pepper shakers(or in the UK,salt and pepper pots) arecondimentholders used inWestern culturethat are designed to allow diners to distribute grains ofedible saltand groundpeppercorns. Salt and pepper shakers are sometimes held in acruet-stand.

History and usage[edit]

Salt and pepper shakers can be made from a variety of materials, includingplastic,glass,metal, andceramic.[1]Salt shakers became increasingly common after anti-caking agents were introduced by theMorton Saltcompany in the 1920s.[2]TheGreat Depressionof the 1930s boosted the popularity of salt and pepper shakers as global ceramics producers concentrated on inexpensive items.[2]

Except in the most casual dining establishments, they are usually provided as a matched set, sometimes distinguishable only by the number of holes on the top of the shaker. Designs range from small, plain glassscrew capcontainers (invented byJohn Landis Mason, inventor of theMason jar) to more ornateworks of art. Sometimes the design refers to some pair of related objects—such as a replica of aWest Highland White Terriercontaining salt and aScottish Terriercontaining pepper. Designs may also relate to specific occasions or holidays. As a result of this diversity of design, collecting salt and pepper shakers is a hobby.[3][4][5][6][7][8]Design of salt and pepper shakers has also been used to transmit cultural perspectives about race[9][10]and other cultural values.[11]

The number and size of holes on salt shakers has been observed to influence consumption of salt, within limits, and it has been suggested that proper selection of shakers delivering smaller amounts may be a means to improve diet by reducing sodium consumption. Salt shakers will typically have fewer holes than pepper shakers, however in European countries, pepper shakers will have fewer holes.[12]As an alternative to salt and pepper shakers, pepper may be distributed at the table by use of apepper grinder, while salt may be distributed from asalt cellaror asalt mill.

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