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Vintage Santa & Mrs. Claus Figural Salt & Pepper Shaker Set — Hand-Painted Christmas Novelty Pair

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Retro (1970s–1990s) Plastic Very Good
HOXM-VR-0008
Santa and Mrs. Claus, side by side and ready for the season. This cheerful two-piece set is a pair of figural salt and pepper shakers in hand-painted plastic — Santa raising his little gold horn with his toy sack at his feet, Mrs. Claus in a holly-trimmed apron cradling a wrapped gift. They came to us from an estate in Louisburg, North Carolina. They're a working set, not just a display pair. Santa is the salt, his cap crowned with a cluster of tiny holes, and Mrs. Claus is the pepper, a single hole at the top of her silvery hair. Both keep their original rubber stoppers underneath.
  • The pair — Santa (salt) and Mrs. Claus (pepper), sold together as a set of two
  • Material — hand-painted molded plastic
  • Size — each stands roughly 2.5–3" tall
  • Function — a true salt & pepper set with original stoppers
  • Era — retro Christmas novelty, circa 1970s–1990s
  • Condition — Very good, freshly cleaned and bright, clean whites and cheerful color throughout
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Vintage Santa & Mrs. Claus Figural Salt & Pepper Shaker Set — Hand-Painted Christmas Novelty Pair

Circa 1970s–1990s

Figural Holiday Novelty

There is something irresistibly cheerful about a Santa and Mrs. Claus who arrive as a matched pair. This little duo is a figural salt and pepper shaker set in hand-painted plastic, the kind that dressed American holiday tables from the 1970s through the 1990s. Santa raises a small gold horn with his toy sack at his feet; Mrs. Claus stands beside him in a holly-trimmed apron, cradling a bright wrapped gift. They are a genuine working set — Santa is the salt, his cap crowned with a cluster of tiny holes, and Mrs. Claus is the pepper, a single hole at the top of her silvery hair. Each still keeps its original rubber stopper underneath.

The set is unmarked, as so many of these mass-produced holiday novelties were — one of countless figural shakers turned out for the Christmas season, with no maker's stamp to name. That does nothing to dim their charm. They came to us from an estate in Louisburg, North Carolina, part of a small gathering of Christmas pieces a family brought out year after year.

Materials Hand-painted molded plastic. Two-piece figural salt and pepper shaker set with original rubber stoppers.
Care Hand-wash gently in warm water and dry thoroughly; avoid soaking or the dishwasher. Remove the rubber stoppers to empty and dry the interiors before storing away for the season.
From the Research Archives
vintagerose.us Catalog No. HOXM-VR-0008 • July 2026

Specifications

Dimensions
4 × 4 × 4 in
Weight
1 lbs
SKU
HOXM-VR-0008
There's something irresistibly cheerful about a Santa and Mrs. Claus who arrive as a matched pair. This little duo is a figural salt and pepper shaker set in hand-painted plastic, the kind that dressed American holiday tables from the 1970s through the 1990s. Santa raises a small gold horn with his brown toy sack tucked at his feet; Mrs. Claus stands beside him in a holly-trimmed white apron, both hands wrapped around a bright blue gift tied with ribbon. They're a genuine working set, not just a display pair. Santa is the salt, his red cap crowned with a cluster of tiny shaker holes, and Mrs. Claus is the pepper, a single hole set into the top of her softly waved silver hair. Turn them over and each still has its original rubber stopper, ready to fill and set out. The set is unmarked, as so many of these mass-produced holiday novelties were — one of countless figural shakers turned out for the Christmas season, with no maker's stamp to name. That does nothing to dim their charm. They came to us from an estate in Louisburg, North Carolina, where they'd been kept and set out season after season.
  • The pair — Santa (salt) and Mrs. Claus (pepper), sold together as a set of two
  • Material — hand-painted molded plastic
  • Size — each stands roughly 2.5–3" tall
  • Function — a true salt & pepper set, shaker holes on top, original rubber stoppers underneath
  • Markings — unmarked
  • Era — retro Christmas novelty, circa 1970s–1990s
  • Provenance — from an estate in Louisburg, North Carolina
  • Condition — Very good, freshly cleaned and bright, clean white trim and well-preserved color, no chips or cracks, an honest happy holiday pair

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