Anthropomorphic tall vegetable salt and pepper shakers - eggplant & pea pod

Eggplant & Pea Pod

 

This amazing series of tall boy anthropomorphic veggie guys were imported to the Australia - New Zealand area from Japan in the 1950s.  Finally some have immigrated to the United States to club members' collections.  As you can see, there is at least one single missing from the series and maybe (hopefully) more.

The sets are simply marked with a black "Japan" stamp on the bottoms.  Each complete set photographed here has 3 and 5 pour holes, but they could have been sold mixed and matched.  The single lettuce shaker has 5 pour holes.  They stand about 7'' in height.  Circa 1950s.

Anthropomorphic tall vegetable salt and pepper shakers - cucumber and corn

Cucumber & Corn

Anthropomorphic tall vegetable salt and pepper shakers - lettuce

Lettuce