Salt-and-Pepper Shakers

Andy and Miranda Panda shakers

For most people salt-and-pepper shakers are something that you put on the table at dinnertime, but for Cathy Rosenwald they are less about dinner and more about fun. Her impressive collection of 2,000 salt-and-pepper shakers began 25 years ago with a wedding gift. Cows and coffeepots, monkeys and monsters, even a famous first couple are just a few members of this collection. Here are quick tips on how to start your very own salt and pepper collection. It's easy and affordable!

• Look for shakers with crossover appeal--those that would appeal to collectors of other items. For instance, those shakers made to look like Disney or Warner Brothers characters.

• Be on the lookout for cork stoppers and types of glass that indicate an antique shaker set.

Also in this Episode

Ultimate Collectors : Episode UTC-101
•	Wizard of Oz Collectibles
•	Salt-and-Pepper Shakers
•	Surfboards
•	Pinball Machines