FOLLOW US
Scroll Down for Information on the National Convention, May 19-22!
WHO WE ARE
Welcome! We are Open Salt Collectors.
What is an Open Salt?
An Open Salt is a small dish used as a piece of tableware for holding salt that is not a saltshaker. In the early 1900’s, a formal place setting included a small spoon to dispense the salt, because table salt, at the time, clumped. The peak period for individual Open Salts in the United States was about 1880-1920; however, in 1911 the introduction of free-flowing table salt brought the rise of the salt shaker. The Open Salts collected by most members of our group are generally from the 1800’s to date.
Open Salts is a phrase coined by collectors to describe salt dishes that are not shakers. Collectors also refer to their Open Salts by the more generic names: Salts, Salt Cellars or Salt Dishes. Open Salts come in a wide variety of materials including glass, china, pottery, metal, wood, plastic and shell. Soon after their role at the table was replaced by the shaker, Open Salts became a popular common collectible.
What type of Open Salt do I have?
Our website has a wealth of reference material to assist you in identifying your Open Salts. The two most referenced books are Heacock and Johnson’s 5000 Open Salts and The Open Salt Compendium by Sandra Jzyk and Nina Robertson.
Join Us!
You can join a number of Open Salt Collector Regional clubs across the United States or subscribe to the National Newsletter containing research articles along with other salt newsworthy information. Regional clubs have several meetings a year as well as a newsletter. Meetings typically have a guest speaker, show and tell, and buy and sell. Guests are always welcome. Check out our calendar of events found below.
Every two years there is a National Convention. This event includes a commemorative salt, a field trip, guest speakers, displays, auctions, door prizes, buy and sell, and knowledge shared among Open Salt Collectors.
We want to hear about your item or collection or answer any questions you have about Open Salts. Please join us on Facebook
RESEARCH/ARCHIVES
The Research Section contains archived copies of the OSC National Newsletter as well as a large number of reference materials and research articles from a variety of sources, including our own very knowledgeable members.
COMMEMORATIVE OPEN SALTS ISSUED BY REGIONAL COLLECTOR CLUBS **click on a photo for more detail**
 |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |
NAME, TITLE
Share the amazing things customers are saying about your business. Double click, or click Edit Text to make it yours.
NAME, TITLE
Share the amazing things customers are saying about your business. Double click, or click Edit Text to make it yours.
NAME, TITLE
Share the amazing things customers are saying about your business. Double click, or click Edit Text to make it yours.
17TH NATIONAL
OPEN SALT CONVENTION
MAY 19-22, 2022
17th NATIONAL
CONVENTION PACKET
The Convention Packet
is now available
for
downloading.
Click HERE to download.
17th National Convention
The next convention will be held in Providence, Rhode Island the weekend of May 19 - 22, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence, RI. Full details can be found by dowloading the Convention Packet.
CONVENTION AUCTION DETAILS
The format for this year’s auction will be a standard auction instead of a reverse auction. Much to our delight, Fred and Lorraine Ayers’ daughter, Judi, has offered salts from their collection to be auctioned. Al Diamond had already accepted a number of salts for the auction before Judi Edgerly’s generous offer. As a result, auction capacity has been reached and we will not be able to accept any additional salts for this event.
Download the Auction Details HERE or find them in the CONVENTION PACKET on the left.
.
CLUB UPDATES
OSCAR
OSCAR
OSCAR
NESOSC
NESOSC
OSCAR
OSCAR
NESOSC
OSCAR
Small Title
OSCAR
CASC
The next CASC Meeting will be a ZOOM call on February 12th at 1:00 p.m. EST. If you would like to participate in this ZOOM meeting, send an email to Kent Hudson (khudson639@verizon.net) with "Registration" in the subject line and several days prior to the meeting, Kent will send an email with instructions on how to join.
C-MOSS
MOSS
NESOSC
The New England club holds two meetings a year, usually in April and October. During the pandemic in 2021, we held three meetings by zoom, one with a program and two with show-and-tell sessions. At this time there is no April meeting planned for 2022 as members are busy finalizing details for the 17th National Convention in May. We hope to start having in person meetings again after the convention. Notices for meetings will be posted on both the website and Facebook.
May 2 Meeting Cancelled due to Corona 19
OSCAR