Salt and Pepper Shakers, Hazel Atlas Moderntone, Cobalt Blue Glass, Vintage 1934

Hazel Atlas's Moderntone pattern brought art deco polish to the kitchen table — this cobalt blue ("Ritz Blue") salt and pepper set carries the pattern's signature ribbed, concentric "wedding ring" bands.

• Maker: Hazel Atlas Glass Company
• Pattern: Moderntone, cobalt blue ("Ritz Blue"), ribbed "wedding ring" band design
• Materials: Glass, with original metal lids
• Dimensions: 4.25" tall, 1.5" diameter
• Origin: USA
• Era: Vintage 1934–1950s
• Condition: Original lids retained — one shows corrosion, likely from salt use; the other in wonderful shape for a nearly 100-year-old piece. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A striking addition to a Depression glass collection, or a bold pop of cobalt for a vintage kitchen shelf.

Hazel Atlas Glass Company was founded in 1885 in Wellsburg, West Virginia by Charles N. Brady and C.H. Tallman — the name "Hazel" reportedly chosen simply because a family member liked how it sounded. The company began by producing glass inserts for zinc canning jar lids and grew into the largest glass-container manufacturer in the world, eventually operating plants across Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Alabama, California, New York, and beyond. Continental Can Company acquired Hazel Atlas in 1956; by 1965 the glass division had been sold to Brockway Glass, and the original Wheeling, West Virginia plant was donated to West Liberty State College in 1966.

We also carry Hazel Atlas's Newport Platonite shakers and their Waffle Block Dutch Windmill range shakers — browse our shop to compare all three patterns.