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Author Topic: Murano basket salt?  (Read 742 times)

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Offline thewingedsphinx

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Murano basket salt?
« on: March 02, 2018, 08:39:49 PM »
Would appreciate some helpful pointers to the manufacturer of this little basket, I have found some others on the internet but none with a manufacturer, or purpose.
Is this a "salt"
Thanks Mike

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Offline keith

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Re: Murano basket salt?
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2018, 08:51:42 PM »
Got one of those, always wondered where it was from and what it was for ?  ;D

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Re: Murano basket salt?
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2018, 04:41:33 PM »
My suspiscion is that these are Japanese. They also come without handles

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Re: Murano basket salt?
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2018, 05:22:15 PM »
Thanks for that Christine
See attached assortment. I shall investigate Japanese baskets.
Cheers Mike

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Re: Murano basket salt?
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2018, 05:40:27 PM »
Knew I had one somewhere, must have had this 15-20 years !

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