| The Beaded Crosstie salt shaker
now has a "pedigree". When the first Northwood book, "The Early Years"
was written, it was speculated that this shaker was probably a Northwood
product. This was based upon color attribution. The only shakers
known in cased green glass were products of Northwood, e.g. Northwood's
Cactus and Quilted Phlox. Beaded Crosstie was also known in cased
green. A shaker in cased pink has just been found which strongly
supports this assumption. The Northwood cased pink is frequently
found in a "muddy" (pale or washed out) pink color. (I doubt Harry
would appreciate this color description). This shaker is of the same
color. It would be hard to assume that another maker issued a color
so close to the Northwood color. Although it is not a positive proof,
it certainly is a strong indication, prior to finding a catalog reprint.
It was speculated that the Cactus shaker was a Northwood product based
upon similar associations, later to find the catalog reprint. The
photos on this page support the above discussion. |
