Description: The 2008 convention set is a nodder, condiment set.

  • The shaker base is a postcard.
  • The front has a picture of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge with the words “Greetings from San Francisco.”
  • The back has the words “Dear Salty, Having a great time at the 23rd annual convention of the Novelty Salt & Pepper Shakers Club. Wish you were here! Love Peppy.” The postmark shows the convention location “San Francisco, California” and the convention dates of July 18-19, 2008.  The stamp is a play on the California state flag. The postcard is addressed to Shakers by the Bay, San Francisco, CA  with a zip of 2008.
  • The salt shaker is a pagoda, representing San Francisco’s Chinatown.  An “S” for salt is integrated on the back of the shaker as part of the building.
  • The pepper shaker represents the lovely “painted ladies” of San Francisco. It’s painted blue and yellow, California’s colors. A “P” is incorporated in the back of the house.
  • The mustard pot represents the older forms of public transportation that still exist in the City – cable cars, street cars, trolley cars.  The spoon is a gold-luster cable car bell.

Shaker Manufacturer: Lavender Cottage – Andy Titcomb
Number Manufactured: 300
Convention Theme: Shakers by the Bay
Convention Location: Burlingame, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
Hosts: Shakers Anonymous
Original Price: $54

Photos of the set in production:

From a portion of Pat Yedlin’s convention shaker unveiling presentation at the 2008 Convention:

  • As you can see it’s a nodder, condiment set.
  • It has a postcard base which represents the vacation destination that San Francisco is. The front has a picture of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge with the words “Greetings from San Francisco.”
  • The back of the base has the words “Dear Salty, Having a great time at the 23rd annual convention of the Novelty Salt & Pepper Shakers Club. Wish you were here! Love Peppy”
  • The postmark shows the convention location “San Francisco, California” and the convention dates of our convention July 18-19, 2008.
  • The stamp is a play on the California state flag. It is a 27 cent stamp, the current rate.  When we first started the postage rate was 26 cents. We had to scramble to make the change just in time before production.
  • The postcard is addressed to Shakers by the Bay, San Francisco, CA  with a zip of 2008
  • The salt shaker is a pagoda. It represents San Francisco’s Chinatown, the oldest Chinatown in the United State and one of North America’s largest Chinatowns.  When you get a closer view of the set you’ll notice a “S” for salt on the back of the shaker.
  • The pepper shaker represents the lovely “painted ladies” that San Francisco is famous for. When you have a chance look for the “P” incorporated in the house’s design. It’s painted blue and yellow, California’s colors.
  • Of course the buildings nod, representing the famous 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
  • The mustard pot represents the older forms of public transportation that still exist in the City – cable cars, street cars, trolley cars.  The spoon has a gold luster bell.