OMN: Parker Non Corrosive Salt

SSNO0418c

Maker: Wave Crest Ware/C.F.Monroe
References: Wave Crest Ware 1900-01, Catalog No. 6. Also, The C. F. Monroe Co., Catalog of 1902-3 published by Antique Publications with introduction by Wilfred Cohen, pg.170. Also, Lechner III, pg. 95-4.
Description: 

This is a dome-like shaker with flat, perforated glass top, special glass bottom, convex sides, and 16 ribs. See more details in Special Comments below.

Decoration: HP apple blossoms.
Shape: barrel
Colors Known: Opalware and clear
Size: 2-1/2″ tall; 1-3/4″ max. dia.
Date/Era: Ca. 1900-1903
Submitted By: Bruce lk2019
Special Comments: 

A Catalog image of this shaker can be found in Parker Salts: Page from Elsa Grimmer’s 1900-1901 Wave Crest Catalog Reprint, and the research article on the homepage. Patented July 4, 1899. The metal band on the bottom was a flange which screwed onto the body and held on the removable glass bottom. Design avoid corrosion problems since no metal to salt contact. Another advantage noted in the catalog was that the level of salt could be determined by looking through the glass top.

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