Salt and Pepper Shakers, American Greetings, Holly Hobbie, Glass, Vintage

• Pattern:  Love is the good cook's secret ingredient
• Vintage: 1980
• Details:  This is a sweet set of salt and pepper shakers.  They are from American Greetings and feature the adorable, and highly collectible, Holly Hobbie in her kitchen with her cats.  The graphics are orange and blue and in mint condition, look as though the were only displayed, not used.  The tops are chrome tone plastic.  The bottom it reads: "Holly Hobbie tm, Love is the good cook's secret ingredient. American Greetings Corp. MCMLXXX".   Excellent touch for a country or farmhouse kitchen.  Great gift for a Holly Hobbie collector.
• Material:  Glass and Plastic
• Dimensions: Both pieces are: 4.75 inches Tall, 2 inches in Diameter 
• Condition:  Vintage-Used.  Mint condition.  We rarely label anything Mint, however, there are no scratches, cracks, or chips on either of these pieces, they look as though they've never been used.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are not new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear, and imperfections. 

The Holly Hobbie character was started in the 1960's by writer and illustrator Denise Holly Ulinskas, who was selling artwork featuring the character.  In 1964 she married Douglas Hobbie and at the insistence of her brother in law, she started selling distinctive artwork of a cat-loving, rag dress-wearing little girl in a giant bonnet to American Greetings in Cleveland, Ohio.   The name Holly Hobbie was given by American Greetings who purchased the licensing rights (originally she was simply known as Blue Girl), and made her a household name.  By the mid 1970's, Knickerbocker Toys began releasing a Holly Hobbie rag doll, and by the time the 1980's rolled around, the Holly Hobbie line could be found on everything from tea sets, children's books, charms, lunch boxes, greeting cards and stationary (from Carlton Cards), Christmas plates, stickers, fabrics, ceramics and even board games.  As of this writing, Denise Holly is in her late 70's and lives in Conway, Massachusetts.