Description: Entitled “Pecos Bill” this condiment set features some of Pecos Bill’s exploits.

  • Bill sits on a mountain lion while holding a rattle snake which he used as a lariat to rope a tornado.  The top half of Bill is one shaker.
  • A tornado hitting the barn is the other shaker. The tornado is a nodder that has several items caught up in it – a steer head, a cactus, a boot, and an animal.
  • The roof lifts off the barn which is a mustard container.
  • The weather vane on the roof is a spoon.
  • “Lone Star Shaker Roundup” is written on the grassy base.  An outline of Texas rises up from it with “1999 Fort Worth S&P Shaker Club 14th Annual Convention” written on it.  The yellow star represents the location of Fort Worth.
  • A printed insert accompanied each set with details about the legend of Pecos Bill.

Shaker Manufacturer: New Rose Collection
Number Manufactured: 600
Convention Theme: Lone Star Shaker Roundup
Convention Location: Fort Worth, TX
Hosts: Lone Star Shakers
Original Price: $45

Per Janie King, Convention Chairperson:

“The 1999 Convention Set was designed by the Lone Star Chapter of the Novelty Salt & Pepper Club.  It was produced by the New Rose Collection and presented at the 14th annual club convention.  Only 600 sets were made.

Based on the “Saga of Pecos Bill” written in 1923 by Edward O’Reilly for the Century Magazine, the set is entitled “Pecos Bill.”  The set features some of Pecos Bill’s exploits.  Bill sits on a mountain lion and holds a rattle snake which he used as a lariat to rope a tornado.  The top half of Bill is one shaker.  The other shaker is the tornado which is hitting a barn.  The tornado is also a nodder and it has several items caught up in it – a steer head, a cactus, a boot and an animal.  The roof lifts off the barn which is a mustard container.  On the roof is a weather vane and it is also a spoon.

All these sit on a grassy base which has “Lone Star Shaker Roundup” written on it.  An outline of the state of Texas rises up from the base.  Written on that is “1999 Fort Worth S&P Shaker Club 14th Annual Convention.”  A yellow star on the state represents where Fort Worth is located.

A printed insert accompanied each set with details about the legend of Pecos Bill.  The set sold for $42 before it’s unveiling at the convention and $45 after unveiling.”