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Located in Mercersburg, Pa.
Open Salts
also known as; Salt Dips, Salt Cellars, Salters, Trenchers, Trencher Salts, Celery Dips and just plain old "Salts", We use the term "Open Salts" to differentiate them from the also collectible Salt Shakers sometimes called "Salts".
In our shop you will find many types of "Open Salts" but we specialize in, and are especially fond of the Early American Pressed Glass Salts of the Lacy Period (as you will soon see) circa 1825 - 1850.
There are many thousand salts out there to choose from. The first recorded salt was made around the 1st century AD. Salts have been made from China, Clay, Pottery, Silver, Stone, Bone, Wood, Brass, Glass, Gold and many other materials. Collecting "Open Salts" has become so popular that there are many open salt collectors clubs in the United States.
At the bottom of this page you will find a list of books of interest to collectors of "OPEN SALTS"
We have also placed a list of some of the open salts collectors clubs at the bottom of this page.
Lacy period, EAPG, Silver, Blown & Art Glass Salt cellars.
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How to place an Order
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Open Salts For Sale, Click on the link beside each picture to go to the salts for sale in that catagory.
Lacy Period Open Salts 1825-1850
Silver Salts with Glass Inserts
Silver, Pewter, Brass and other Metal
Salts
Books of interest to the collectors of "OPEN SALTS"
5,000 Open Salts A Collectors Guide- by William Heacock & Patrricia Johnson
Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period 1825-1850- by L.W. and D.B. Neal
Ruth Webb LEE'S Sandwich Glass Handbook- By Ruth Lee
Salt Dishes- by Clark Brown
Open Salt Compendium- by Sandra/Nina Jzyk & Robertson
Allen B. & Helen B. Smith put out a series of 10 books on open salts as follows;
Book 1: One Thousand Individual Open Salts
Book 2: 650 More Individual Salts
Book 3: The 3rd book of Individual Salts
Book 4: Individual Open Salts the 1976 Annual
Book 5: Individual Open Salts the 1977 Annual
Book 6: Individual Open Salts the 1978 Annual
Book 7: 840 Individual Open Salts
Book 8: 1100 Open Salts Illustrated
Book 9: 900 Open Salts Illustrated
Book 10: 1334 Open Salts Illustrated
www.opensalts.info
OPEN SALT COLLECTORS CLUBS
Click on the underlined link to visit the club websites.
Chicago Area - Midwest Open Salt Society-------------------------
MOSS
Midwest Open Salt Society-------------------------
NESOSC
New England Society of Open Salt Collectors-------------------------
OSCAR
Open Salt Collectors of the Atlantic Region-------------------------
OSSOTW-NC
Open Salt Society Of The West - Northern California-------------------------
OSSOTW-SC
Open Salt Society Of The West - Southern CaliforniaIf you belong to, or know of a open salt collectors club not listed here, e-mail us with their information an we will list it here.
Insurance specially for Open Salt Collectors- We have not tried this because as dealers they don't cover our inventory. But it will cover collectors inventory so you may wish to check it out. CLICK HERE
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We Have Many, Many More Salts To List.......
including about 40 more Lacy's
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