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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 155615, member: 360"]I'm almost certain that these are actually salt-cellars. The spoons are for helping yourself to the salt. The blue glass liners (a distinctive part of salt-cellars) is to prevent the salt from scratching/corroding the metal underneath. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen a few antique silver salt-cellars where someone continued to use them after the liners were broken/lost - the corrosion is real.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 155615, member: 360"]I'm almost certain that these are actually salt-cellars. The spoons are for helping yourself to the salt. The blue glass liners (a distinctive part of salt-cellars) is to prevent the salt from scratching/corroding the metal underneath. I have seen a few antique silver salt-cellars where someone continued to use them after the liners were broken/lost - the corrosion is real.[/QUOTE]
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