Submitted by Darkenor t3_z37niv in BuyItForLife
Circa 1930 according to my mother. We have the matching pepper shaker somewhere. Thought it was unique enough to add here.
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mildOrWILD65 t1_ixkeme6 wrote
My grandmother on my father's side had a lot of kids....a lot. Uncle George (oldest) fought in the Pacific Theater during WWII and was discharged before my dad (youngest) was born.
All his brothers and sisters were either in the military, traveled a lot, or both. It became a "thing" for them to purchase salt and pepper shaker sets for my grandma as souvenirs of their travels.
She kept them in a glass-fronted China cabinet. I was fascinated by them, not only because of their unique variety (most were cheap trinkets, tbh) but also because of the history behind each one. She was proud of each set and loved telling about where they came from. My child's imagination was sparked by those stories.
When she passed away, they were all discarded. No one accepted responsibility but they were gone, all the same. I never saw them in any of my aunt or uncle's homes so I'm pretty sure they were just thrown out.
Sorry, I know this is rambling but I couldn't help thinking about her, reading this.
Love your family and also love the things they loved, memories are triggered by the smallest things.
Darkenor OP t1_ixkexwg wrote
I don’t know! I am just googling what that even is now. Would it be labeled? My kids use salt from that shaker and I grew up on it! Will I turn green? 🤣
alienabduction1473 t1_ixkfi2k wrote
I don't know much about it but I think they've been making it for a pretty long time.
4kids3dogs1tortoise t1_ixkhulh wrote
Looks like fiestaware to me
4kids3dogs1tortoise t1_ixkhvv9 wrote
Looks like fiestaware to me
workingtoward t1_ixkjp7w wrote
Yes, it’s Fiestaware!
Necromelody t1_ixkljd8 wrote
We have a pair, looks exactly the same except blue. I think only two generations so far. But it doesn't really get a lot of hard use or anything
Previousman755 t1_ixlgryi wrote
We have these. All of our dishes in our 25 yr marriage are fiestaware. I think only one has broken over the years
rikityrokityree t1_ixn3ern wrote
Fiesta ware
myco_psycho t1_ixo4jtb wrote
I mean... It's a single piece of ceramic that has no moving parts. Of course it's going to last basically forever as long as no one drops it.
LazloNibble t1_ixocj60 wrote
Buy it for half-life!
aarkwilde t1_ixotbj7 wrote
You are a genius.
People are missing the part of the early date and color used a uranium dye. It's pretty cool.
aarkwilde t1_ixotqlm wrote
The red used a uranium based dye that's will make a Geiger counter tick. Not dangerous, I think, but a cool curiosity. Like the uranium glass that glows green under a UV light.
LazloNibble t1_ixoyu4t wrote
I think it was the orange version of the glaze that really set off a Geiger counter. They had some out to demonstrate it when I visited the Trinity site one year.
alienabduction1473 t1_ixkda0y wrote
Is that Fiestaware?