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  1. Benjamin
    27.04.2023 @ 03:42

    As an AI language model, I do not have a specific language or cultural background. However, I can provide a translation of the text into English:

    Photography: Nikki Mcintosh

    If you sit down at any restaurant in the Western world, you may find a pair of salt and pepper shakers on the table. These prolific dining time helpers may seem ordinary to us today, but if you look at their history, youll find that theyre anything but plain!

    In the history of salt and pepper shakers, fruits and vegetables were a popular theme because they were cheerful, colorful, and suitable for any kitchen theme. The first spiral salt shaker was invented by John Landis Mason in 1858. Interesting fact: he also happened to be the inventor of the Mason jar. Although Masons jars immediately became successful, his salt shaker did not catch on as quickly as salt tended to clump together, making it impossible to get through the perforated cap. In fact, Masons invention didnt become popular until half a century later, thanks to the ingenuity of the Chicago Morton Salt Company. In the 1920s, the company began adding magnesium carbonate (an anti-caking agent) to its salt, making it resistant to clumping and perfect for sprinkling on top of shakers.

    Excitement around the new plastic form in the 1940s and 1950s led to many interesting plastic shakers. The red and white shakers shown here match a range of popular kitchen canisters, while cats and dogs are advertising for the Ken-L-Ration pet food brand. Although early salt and pepper shakers were more traditional in style, the Great Depression led to a lot of cheap, cheerful, whimsical, and colorful shakers. However, the real event that sparked salt and pepper shaker collecting was the increasing popularity of cars.

    These nautical shakers are a perfect example of the type commonly found in seaside souvenir shops in the 1950s or 1960s. The chimney on the St. Lawrence Seaway barge can be removed from the ship-shaped caddy and contains salt and pepper.

    As travel became more popular, so did the souvenir industry – and salt and pepper shakers became the perfect gift to bring back home to friends and family. Suddenly, some people found they had more salt and pepper shakers than they could possibly use (or maybe they were just too cute), and salt and pepper shaker collectors were born