Hazel Atlas
Salt and Pepper Shakers, Hazel Atlas Waffle Block, Dutch Windmill, Red Metal Lids, Vintage 1932
Salt and Pepper Shakers, Hazel Atlas Waffle Block, Dutch Windmill, Red Metal Lids, Vintage 1932
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Hazel Atlas made these oversized "Range Shakers" for stove-side duty, not the table — a pair sturdy enough to earn a permanent spot by the stove, with a Dutch windmill scene bright enough to make kitchen work a little cheerier.
- Maker: Hazel Atlas (logo on base)
- Pattern: Waffle Block, Dutch Windmill
- Materials: Clear glass, red-painted metal lids
- Dimensions: 4.5" tall, 2.5" square
- Origin: West Virginia, USA
- Era: Vintage, 1932–1939
- Condition: Very good vintage — glass pristine, no chips, cracks, or scratches; metal lids show wear and slight discoloration, no dents. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
A meaningful find for a Depression glass or Hazel Atlas collector, or a striking kitchen accent for someone drawn to vintage American glassware.
Unlike a standard table shaker, this pair belongs to Hazel Atlas's "Range Shaker" line — sized and capacity-built to sit permanently beside the stove rather than travel to the table for a quick pinch of salt. Each shaker carries a hand-painted scene in the Dutch Windmill motif: a blue enamel sailboat on the salt, a Dutch boy on the pepper, both finished with red Old English–style lettering. The larger stove-side format saw harder daily use than its table-shaker counterparts, which makes a surviving set in this condition, with pristine glass and no dented lids, a genuinely uncommon find today.
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.
Browse our shop for more vintage Hazel Atlas glassware and Depression-era kitchenware to round out your collection.
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