A BENCH SITTER set: Usually consists of two people or animal shakers designed to sit on the bench that was sold with the set. Benches can be wooden, ceramic, or metal. Usually…

These shaker types are usually forms of condiments, three-piece, and/or hangers. A CARRIER set is usually a person or animal base with baskets, flowers, barrels or tools as shakers resting on top…

A complete CONDIMENT SET includes two shakers, a third container or pot with a lid and spoon for mustard or sugar, and a tray base – six pieces in all. The third…

GO-WITH shaker sets consist of two different but related objects with a common theme, e.g., ball and bat, squirrel and nut, pen and ink, telephone and phone book, etc. They can…

A HANGER set must have either: One or both shakers with a hooked portion that enables it to hang from a base. The hanging shaker(s) must not touch the shelf. Both shakers…

A HUGGER set is where both shaker pieces touch the shelf and: One shaker partially wraps around the other, or Two pieces abut each other (like two halves of the pig in…

KISSER and MAGNETIC Sets may have: Two people, animals, or objects displayed with their lips together kissing, or One shaker kissing the other on the cheek or head. KISSERS must have both shakers touching…

LONGBOYS or TALLBOYS shakers: Were originally called long or tallfellow Are at least 6 inches tall or long Are usually animals with narrow, elongated bodies May be either a pair or a one-piece…

MECHANICAL shakers: Have some type of functional moving part(s) that aid in the dispensing of the spices or animates the set. Have some kind of “MECHANICAL” working part that one must…

MINI’S or MINIATURE shaker sets get their name from their tiny size – only one-half inch or less to two inches in height. Arcadia Ceramics produced some of the finest and most detailed…

NAPKIN HOLDER sets usually have a NAPKIN HOLDER as a base with the two shakers twisting into holes in the upper front or sitting on the front or side edges. NAPKIN HOLDER Examples:

A NESTER or STACKER is a set where: One of the shakers sits upon part of the other without touching the shelf. The base shaker totally supports the upper shaker. NESTER OR STACKER Examples:

NODDER shaker sets consists of a base, usually rectangular, with two holes on the top that the tubular-based shakers sit in. Each shaker is longer than usual and has a figural…

ONE-PIECE shakers are unique because both salt and pepper are dispensed from one shaker piece. The shaker may be one figural form with a division inside to separate the spices or…

ROCKER shakers rock on their rounded bases when touched. They may have: The same ROCKER base on both pieces of a set, or One piece that sits on top of the rocking piece…

SHAKERS PLUS refers to sets that incorporate some other useful item into the design of the shaker set itself. A pair of animals or objects with vinegar and oil cruet bodies…

SNOW DOME and SNOW GLOBE shakers have a liquid-filled glass or clear plastic portion incorporated into one or both shakers with glitter or snow-looking material floating in it. When the shaker dispenses the…

SPIKES or BOBBERS are usually: A nester set with the base shaker having a pointed or narrow rounded top that the upper shaker rests on and bobs and rotates when touched. Animals or…

THREE-PIECE shaker sets: Consist of a set of shakers that sit down on a base or in a basket which serves as their third piece. May resemble a condiment set but…