Novelty Salt and Pepper Shakers - It's What's Shakin'!

When I was growing up, my grandma used toEven children could enjoy a salt and pepper
collect all sorts of salt and pepper shakers. It is anshaker for their playhouse or playing pretend. For
easy and inexpensive way to have a collectionmen there are shakers styled like televisions,
and something you can even pass on to the nextmotorcycles, pigs, dogs, golf items, automobiles,
generation.cowboys and Indians.
There is an almost endless number of vintageFor children there are cartoon shakers such as
shakers you can collect. There are even clubs toGarfield, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Looney
join and getting into the trading adventure couldTunes, Ziggy, nursery rhymes and the Peanuts
be a very economical way to find creative giftsgang. There are also fun and games, dolls, animals,
or start your own collection.and seasonal shakers. For the ladies there are
If there is a particular style, taste, or characterbirds, flowers, ocean and nautical themes, fruit
you favor, there is sure to be an array ofand veggie shakers, safari shakers and rooster
shakers to tickle your nose and your fancy.and hen sets.
Novelty salt and pepper shakers have beenIf you need something for any occasion or a
produced in every shape and style imaginable.special friend, try drink shakers, states of the
Explore the Internet to discover the wide, wackyunion, cookie jar shaped shakers, or any shakers
world of salt and pepper shakers and the manymade of glass, metal or wood. You can even find
different classifications of shakers. Collectors useshakers made or organic materials.
a 'shaker lingo' to describe the different types ofIf you're planning to start a shaker collection, think
salt and pepper shakers, including nodders, minis,about where you can store and display your
huggers, Hangers, stackers, bench sitters, carriers,treasures for optimum enjoyment. A curio shelf
condiment, long boys, tall boys, mechanical, onewith openings to hold your collection would be a
piece, shaker plus, snow domes, squeakers andgreat way to display it.
double faced shakers. Each one has unique designsStarting a salt and pepper shaker collection is also
and features that set them apart.a good idea for a collection for kids. It's
A fun family tradition is to draw names atinexpensive to buy a set on every vacation or
Christmas and have each person buy their gifteefor every holiday. It's time to get shaking on your
a salt and pepper shaker set. There are manyshaker collection!
kinds that can appeal to both men and women.