Over 20,000 Pairs !! by tennesseecowgirl
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This shot was taken at a Salt and Pepper Museum that I visited a while back, it was hard to capture some of them as they are behind glass so that is the reason for glare you might see. Anyways it was a fun little place to tour, and I took quite a few pictures, unfortunately I lost the file when my computer crashed a while back but I had found I had some saved on a program that I use, so I will share a few in the next few days, don't worry I promise not to post all 20,000 unless you beg, of course.
I started with this one in honor of the Nasa Space Shuttle program and the last mission of Atlantis that I am sure some of you witnessed last week. Thank you all for your support. A little history about the museum is written below if you are interested in reading more about it, if you ever get out my way its a cute place to visit.
Oh and Michael thanks for making the thumbnail for me you rock!!
HISTORY:
The collection began about 25 years ago when we did not have a pepper mill at home, that worked. So off we went on a quest to find the right one. At first we found one or two, then three or four, until it became an entertainment. Soon we found the world of shakers, where the shapes, themes and colors are endless (as you will see).
Now you might be asking who is this "we". Well, "we" consists of my husband Rolf, my daughter Andrea and my son Alex. My name is Andrea and I am an archaeologist who fell in love with the history found behind salt & pepper shakers.
In the late 1990's, my son gave me a digital camera for Christmas. Soon I began to take pictures of the salt & pepper shakers I had around the house and the many boxes underneath the house. I would take measurements and careful notes on each pair as part of cataloguing the collection. Once the last box was opened, my husband said, "Enough is enough. I won't carry one more box, you have to do something with them!" So the seed was planted. What could we do with them? By 2001 we had moved from Central Texas to the Smoky Mountains to open the only Museum of it's kind in the world! Presently we have over 20,000 pairs of shakers!
One of the main purposes of the museum is to show the changes in a society that can be found represented in shakers. As you walk through the museum you can see the changes from ancient times to the 1500's, 1800's, 1920's, 40's, 60's all the way to present time.
Another purpose of the museum is to show the variety and the creativity that can be found in salt and pepper shakers. Who where the people and the artist creative enough to come up with all these amazing different shapes?
The third purpose of the museum is to bring people together. We are all connected to salt & pepper shaker collectors, a grandparent (or other family members), a friend, a co-worker, or a neighbor. And everyone has a memory about a salt & pepper shaker, either from their childhood or later in life.
As you explore the collection you will see the salt & pepper shakers displayed by themes and colors. I have also created little stories (within the displays), which I have found that, those young of heart are able to see and enjoy. Each theme is separated by pepper mills, my husband's passion in this world of condiment tools. We currently have over 1500 pepper mills from all over the world. Rolf finds the mechanisms fascinating, from simple to complex.
After 25 years of collecting we are happy to share with fellow collectors and visitors the amazing world of Salt & Pepper Shakers! As I always like to say "Keep collecting!"
Wildflowers
Wildflowers
Comments (91)
MagikUnicorn
INSTANT FAV :) Everything about Space or N.A.S.A. I LOVE :) Look this : LIVE VIEW FROM SPACE
magichild2
This is so cool. I wish I had a few of those. Great capture.
mermaid
very interesting collection and a fine memo to the last shuttle start
goodoleboy
Sorry, 20,000 s & p shakers is a bit more than I can handle, but thanks for the offer anyway. The very fact that there are such space age artifacts in existence kind of startles me, Lynell. These could be worth a lot now that NASA's manned space vehicle program is coming to an end. What an embarrassment.
Richardphotos
got to be a wise crack, but I am lost for any.very interesting
adrie
Excellent photoshot my friend.
cvrad
nice shot sounds like an interesting museum.
lucindawind
very cool I bet there are some really wonderful shakers there
rbowen
Good photo! Fantastic collection!
jocko500
my mom had a lot of them too
mickeyrony
Hoooooooo… Sublimes memories my Beautiful. Of all these flights of the shuttle. Cheer and mile mercies to divide ((5++)) Hoooooooo... De sublimes souvenirs ma Belle . De toutes ces envolées de la navette. Bravo et mile mercis de partager ((5++))
Kaartijer
Before reading your message, I thought it's about your own collection! Good shot here, Lynell!
dragonmuse
Cool story. I have never even thought of collecting shakers, but if I were inclined.. these would be a wonderful start as I was always fascinated with the space program.. and Apollo 11 was the pinnacle.
furuta
Cool and wonderful collection. excellent composition!!
Fractal_Ken
Very cool salt & pepper shakers!
Dreamingbee
great collection !
fluffykatt
Very nice & interesting shot.
Art_Ramos
I found it very tough trying to get a good shot through glass. It's something I'm continuing to work on!
anitalee
Fun
Buffalo1
History comes in all shapes and sizes as your wonderful shot of the collection shows!
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic collection and great capture...well done..!!!!
KatesFriend
It's sad to see the shuttles being retired. Even sadder still to know that there is nothing to replace them. They will be missed. Nice shot of the memorabilia that marked greater times for all humanity.
bakapo
a cool collection, really interesting info, too.
smittan
Funny shakers, love thoes NASA space capsules.
clbsmiley
COOL iNFO :) :) WOW! that is a lot of Pairs!
myrrhluz
What fun salt and pepper shakers! Great capture and dedication to NASA!
psyoshida
How fascinating! I would never have thought it would be that interesting but it is. Thanks!! Wonderful history and shot.
Winterclaw
Interesting idea for a collection. BTW, when I saw the title I was half expecting to see a lot of Aces. I figured 20k pairs of aces up your sleeve would be useful on poker night.
marybelgium
great collection !
MarciaGomes
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