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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 19850, member: 111&quot;]Might have been for any number of purposes - for instance, the intaglios, like the pretty blue one in Johnny&#039;s post #18, were most likely originally intended as individual ashtrays, but salt collectors love them and have claimed them as their own.&nbsp; Similar little pieces might also be individual nut dishes, or crystal pomade jars with the rim ground down, or candle holders (conversely, I see some nice old salts offered as votive holders), some were intended for saccharine, or as tiddly-wink cups.&nbsp; Some of her swans may well have been pincushions or holders for small scent bottles, and novelty miniatures, as well as tiny children&#039;s dishes, show up in salt collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes they were marketed for multiple uses, I have a set of celluloid Viking ship salts &amp; spoons in original box, the text suggesting, &quot;For Individual Table Service of Salt, Nuts, Mints, Mustard, Relishes, and Sauces&quot;.&nbsp; Mom has several Viking-themed salt spoons that I don&#039;t have, but aside from one duplicate, I selfishly keep the Viking ship salts for myself...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4931[/ATTACH]</p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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