Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2011.051.019ab |
Object Name |
Saltshaker |
Title |
Salt Shaker From a Picnic Set |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Date |
Likely 1910s |
Made |
Thermos Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
England, United Kingdom |
Description |
Small, cylindrical aluminum salt shaker (a). It has a sliding closure at the top, to keep the salt from spilling out when it is stored and carried. The top is threaded, and can be removed (b). No lettering or stamping observed. There are fourteen shaking holes arranged around a central nipple, and one elliptical hole for the slider tab. There are two knurled areas on the exterior. The shaker is somewhat dented and scratched. (See RELATED). |
Makers mark |
No marks on the shaker, but it fits a THERMOS brand picnic set case. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by Thermos Limited, in England. The brand began in 1904, as Thermos GmbH. In 1907, it was sold to three companies: The American Thermos Bottle Company of Brooklyn, the Thermos Limited company of Tottenham, England, and the Canadian Thermos Bottle Company Limited of Montreal. Likely dates to the 1910s. Violet Toms (née Krause) could not remember when this item was acquired. It was likely first owned by Cecil Toms' parents. It then belonged to Cecil Toms of Owen Sound, Grey County, whose family farmed in Sydenham Township for many years. He was married to Violet Toms of Williamsford, Grey County. In the 1930s, he owned and operated Toms' Garage and Service Station in Owen Sound. Last owned by David Toms of Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Metal/Aluminum |
Dimensions |
H-5 Dia-3.3 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Toms, Cecil Toms, Dave Toms, Violet |
Function |
Fits between two metal holders in the lid of a metal THERMOS picnic case. Used as part of a picnic set around 1910. |