Miniature Bone China Little Red Riding Hood nursery rhyme salt and pepper shaker

Little Red Riding Hood

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Cat and the Fiddle

Cat and the Fiddle & Cow Jumping Over Moon

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Old Woman in the Shoes

Old Woman in the Shoe

This classic series is a must to complete for all collectors.  They are very popular because of their small miniature size - most standing around or under 2''.  They are enjoyed because of the wonderful detail allowed by the hard bone china porcelain which they are made out of.  And of course the subject matter being nursery rhymes that just brings everyone back to their childhood.

As you can see in some of the photos, these shakers came with a red and gold sticker that says "Bone China Salt Pepper Japan".

According to Irene Thornburg's book entitled Collecting Salt & Pepper Shaker Series from 1998, the shakers were sold in the 1960s by Enesco through Heather House News (Parkcraft's mail order division) and packaged originally in two groups of six sets each.

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Old King Cole

Old King Cole

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Little Jack Horner

Little Jack Horner

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Mary and her Little Lamb

Mary and Little Lamb

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater

Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Little Miss Muffett

Little Miss Muffett

Bone China miniature nursery rhymes salt and pepper shakers - Little Bo Peep

Little Bo Peep