Or your grandmama!
These adorable novelty salt and pepper shaker sets were all the rage in the 40s and 50s and could be found in every dime store. In fact, I have a pair of little birds in my personal collection with the Woolworth tags still attached. Most were made in Japan and are marked as such on the bottom.
I find these often at estates sales, sometimes by the boxful. The price range is all over the map, but $5 to $20 a set seems to be average — a real bargain since many were part of displayed collections and are often in unused, mint condition.
The three pairs pictured here, plus nine others, are up for auction right now on ebay. They sure would look cute on your table!
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