>ThunderbirdNewbie echoed:
>
>PENMART01 wrote:
>
>>>"Gini"
>>>
>>>It sounds like you are looking for what is referred to as a "salt box."
>They
>>>were very common
>>>at the turn of the last century and are probably reproduced today. They are
>>>usually porcelain
>>>or lithographed tin and may be covered (hinged) or uncovered. They were
>>>frequently hung
>>>on the wall near the stove but some were made as shelf sitters. You can
>find
>>>vintage/antique
>>>salt boxes in antique stores or online at eBay.
>>
>>
>> Actually "saltbox" is an architectural style (a frame dwelling with two
>stories
>> in front and one behind and a roof with a long rear slope) ... the salt
>> container you're thinking of is called a "saltcellar"... larger ones used
>in
>> the kitchen, smaller ones for table use... nowadays the saltcellar has
>evolved
>> such that it has a cap with holes.
>
>Also salt pigs. . . Cute little open fronted ceramic pieces

Too late.


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