Post #387012 by woofmutt on Sat, Jun 14, 2008 4:00 PM

I found these for yesterday at the Bellevue, Washington Goodwill. $3.

They're modern Trader Vic's shakers. Being a bit of a traditionalist I like to think they were freshly stolen from the Bellevue Trader Vic's.

The shakers were taped together and when I took the tape off I couldn't believe my eyes! I discovered that what I thought were salt & pepper shakers were actually salt & salt shakers!!!

Now I'm very curious:

Are these rare?

How many salt & salt sets are out there?

Are they made especially for certain Trader Vic's where the food is particularly bland?

Are there any pepper & pepper shakers?

Do you think Salt-N-Peppa will ever play the Puyallup Fair?

If I go to Trader Vic's in Bellevue do you think they'll know when this pair of salt & salt shakers was made, when they were used, whether they were used in the restaurant or bar, who might have used them, why they used them (bland food, chain smoker with no tatsebuds, trying to catch a bird, etc.)?

I want to use these on my dresser and put lavender scented talc in one, gunpowder in the other. Could this ruin their resale value?

I heard that some people think Trader Vic didn't actually invent the Mai Tai...Is this true?

If I move across country and hire a moving company should I list the salt & salt shakers as "collectibles" or "dishware"? Or maybe even "utensils"???

If I filled these s & s shakers with rum and drank from them using very tiny straws would they then be considered Tiki mugs?

Anyone now where I can get really tiny straws?