Salt & pepper shakers / corkscrew & bottle opener

Museum number:
1-216932
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010216932
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
Bar set, novelty. a) Cap-lifter, die stamped rod, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with salt shaker on top; caricatured woman’s face hand painted on front. 10.8 cm. maximum diameter. b) Corkscrew, helical worm, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with pepper shaker on top; caricatured man’s face on front. 11.0 cm maximum diameter. c) Wood rack, varnished, “Lake Tahoe” imprinted. 10.6 cm. maximum diameter. Tourist souvenir.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
Lake Tahoe, United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Saltshakers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Nonnative California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Salt & pepper shakers / corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 1-216932, described as Bar set, novelty. a) Cap-lifter, die stamped rod, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with salt shaker on top; caricatured woman’s face hand painted on front. 10.8 cm. maximum diameter. b) Corkscrew, helical worm, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with pepper shaker on top; caricatured man’s face on front. 11.0 cm maximum diameter. c) Wood rack, varnished, “Lake Tahoe” imprinted. 10.6 cm. maximum diameter. Tourist souvenir.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Salt & pepper shakers / corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 1-216932, described as Bar set, novelty. a) Cap-lifter, die stamped rod, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with salt shaker on top; caricatured woman’s face hand painted on front. 10.8 cm. maximum diameter. b) Corkscrew, helical worm, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with pepper shaker on top; caricatured man’s face on front. 11.0 cm maximum diameter. c) Wood rack, varnished, “Lake Tahoe” imprinted. 10.6 cm. maximum diameter. Tourist souvenir.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Salt & pepper shakers / corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 1-216932, described as Bar set, novelty. a) Cap-lifter, die stamped rod, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with salt shaker on top; caricatured woman’s face hand painted on front. 10.8 cm. maximum diameter. b) Corkscrew, helical worm, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with pepper shaker on top; caricatured man’s face on front. 11.0 cm maximum diameter. c) Wood rack, varnished, “Lake Tahoe” imprinted. 10.6 cm. maximum diameter. Tourist souvenir.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Salt & pepper shakers / corkscrew & bottle opener, accession number 1-216932, described as Bar set, novelty. a) Cap-lifter, die stamped rod, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with salt shaker on top; caricatured woman’s face hand painted on front. 10.8 cm. maximum diameter. b) Corkscrew, helical worm, nickel plated, inserted into wooden barrel-shaped handle with pepper shaker on top; caricatured man’s face on front. 11.0 cm maximum diameter. c) Wood rack, varnished, “Lake Tahoe” imprinted. 10.6 cm. maximum diameter. Tourist souvenir.

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