Where To Find A Vintage Salt Shaker

It has become popular to >collect salt shakers and while there are many new and trendy ones to >choose from many people still see the attraction in owning a vintage salt >shaker. Vintage is not as old as we think it may be. For a lot of us an >item that will be considered such will have been manufactured within our >lifetime. If it is around 25 to 30 years old it will fall into that >category. There can be many reasons why a collector chooses that category >to look out for. It may be the design or just that they have a penchant >for that particular era.

It may be the chance to research certain >items and find out why they were the considered important enough to be >immortalised. It may even not be the item itself but a history of the >previous owners that is the key. As they are classed as vintage prices >may vary. A lot of research is necessary before you start as there is not >a definitive guide and you may need to set your own price limit. It will >not have to be as expensive as shops as many people who don't see them in >the same light you do will want to get rid of them at garage sales and >the like. Many of them will be with a pepper pot or part of a larger set >including mustard pot and vinegar bottle, although the later two are not >as collectible.

A vintage salt shaker may not be in the best >condition when you buy them. If they are made of a delicate material such >as china or glass, they may have chips or part of the paint may be faded. >If they were well loved items they could have been used on a daily basis >so it is to be expected that they will be showing some signs of wear and >tear. Prices will clearly vary, and it is amazing that it is not always >the most decorative or ornately designed items that will cost the >most.

Unlike some collections this is one that will be useful. >Unless you know the shaker is very delicate or cost an inordinate amount >of money it can still be used. It is nice to have an item that you not >only love to look at but can still use. If they are family items it will >be a treat to sit down and put the same items on the table that your own >parents put down on your childhood table.

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