Vintage Japan Wooden Cat Rattle Salt Pepper Shaker 1950s 60s Red Hat MCM

RARE vintage single wooden cat salt & pepper shaker from Japan! 🐈  This is one of the classic old-fashioned shakers that makes a little rattling sound when shaken!  Adorable mid-century wooden figural cat with a hand-painted face, blue bow tie, bell detail, and red hat. The bottom is stamped JAPAN with a production/model number.  This is one individual shaker, not a complete pair — perfect for a collector who has the matching cat, wants a replacement, or simply loves quirky vintage kitchen collectibles.  * Vintage, circa 1950s–1960s * Wooden construction * Made in Japan * Red painted hat * Blue bow tie & bell * Salt/pepper shaker holes in top * Bottom marked JAPAN * Approx. 5” tall  Good vintage condition with visible age-related wear, scratches, scuffs and areas of paint loss, particularly on the red hat and wooden body. Please see all photos carefully. The shaker is being sold as-is and as a single piece.