{"id":29849,"date":"2011-02-20T10:11:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alleewillis.com\/blog\/?p=29849"},"modified":"2011-02-20T10:11:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T17:11:59","slug":"allee-willis-kitsch-o-the-day-%e2%80%93-vintage-phillips-66-salt-pepper-shakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alleewillis.com\/blog\/allee-willis-kitsch-o-the-day-%e2%80%93-vintage-phillips-66-salt-pepper-shakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day \u2013 Vintage Phillips 66 Salt & Pepper Shakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>\n

I’m about to tool around LA today looking for more kitschy architecture that I may have missed in my 9 trillion similar such drives and, as all my drives start out, the first stop will be to hit the pumps for a full tank of gas. If only gas was still as cheap as it used to be I could be cruising up the coast of California in search of kitsch palaces instead of just hitting the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

$3.54 for 13+ gallons brings it to 3.6\u00a2 a gallon. That’s about the same inflation that’s hit the price of these S&P’s. Originally given away at the stations for free with the purchase of a full tank, they now can go for up to 100 bucks a pair depending on condition and whether the seller understands their value as a collectible.\u00a0I got these for quarter in some junk shop when I moved to California in the late 70’s. Back then, I used to collect S&P’s like crazy. I rarely used any of them and obviously hadn’t used this one until today when I went to photograph it and pulled the bottom out, creating this pepper disaster.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

I actually didn’t mind the spill as I still have a stuffed nose from the almost-but-not-really cold I had this week. Suffice it to say my nose is clear now. I know that most people don’t use salt and pepper shakers this way but I’m all for multifunction whenever possible.<\/p>\n

I would kill to know when this pepper was first placed in the pump. In my fantasy as a vintage collector, I’d like to think that it was back at Alabam’s in Buffalo, Wyo.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

I’ve never known a gas station to offer \u201cSoup-Or-Service” before so I think that placement of the condiment in the pump at Alabam’s 60 years ago is a feasible supposition.<\/p>\n

As I sprinkle (new) pepper on my scrambled eggs, I can only hope that my impending late morning drive produces visual treats as beautiful as these Phillips S&Ps.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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