Ceramic shakers in the form of chubby male and female sunbathers on inflatable rafts..Newer.

Black bowling ball and white bowling pin.

Pair of jugs with brown tops and white bodies. Handpainted with house, trees and chick. Made in Japan label.

Weary mom and pop with new baby. Mom in white nightgown with pink polka dots holds new baby. Dark circles around her and pops eyes attest to a trying night. Pop has pajamas open and pot belly showing. POP'S HEAD HAS BEEN BROKEN OFF AND GLUED BACK SO THIS IS PRICED AS A SINGLE.

Miniature sterling candleholders have screw in plastic candles with holes for salt and pepper. Marked La Pierre.

Identical whales with yellow and black glaze decoration in white ground. Green glaze on tails. No marks. They measure 2 1/2 x 5 inches.

This attractive couple wear period costumes--she a billowing skirt and wide brimmed blue hat--he in green jacket and wide white pants and red bow tie holding top hat and flowers. Marked Japan. E-mail for picture.

Delicate hand painted flowers in pink and white adorn this handled pair of Nippon shakers. Gold trimmed. Marked Nippon Hand painted in blue surrounding sun symbol.

See through plastic bodies with pink plastic tops and bases in the orginal box. I remember these from the fifties when I helped my favorite aunt with her Stanley parties. Made of polystyrene and billed as "moisture proof and flavor sealing". Clear "ball points" move to allow salt to pour when tipped over and fall back into sealed position when upright. Very, very 50's. These would look great on your pink formica table with the kidney shaped designs.

These cute brown owls appear to be graduates, sporting mortarboards and tassels....one holds a diploma, the other a book. They both wear glasses with large rhinestone "eyes" inset. Paper labels say Lefton's Exclusives reg.uspat.off Japan. Marked on bottom(illegible) and numbered 30145. They stand 3 1/2' high.

These are illustrated in Davern's Collector's Encyclopedia of Salt and Peppers Second Series pg.197 row 1 number 1. Boy chef in orange shorts and girl in yellow apron sport tall white chefs hats and carry trays of food. Those in the book appear to have a tan skin tone while these have a grey skin tone. Marked Japan.

This perky pair of painted pigs is flushed with pink on a cream ground. Mouths and ears are highlighted in red with eyes, nostrils and hoofs in black. They stand on back legs with their front legs extended in front. 2 3/4' high and marked Japan.