Friday, October 13, 2023

Happy Friday the 13th

 It's always fun when you get a Friday the 13th in October.  It's like an extra day of Halloween:  13, 31? A coincidence?

For this Friday the 13th, I give you a couple black cats to add to your luck (or misfortune).  These particular cats are salt and pepper shakers and they were made in Japan, likely pre-war.



The corks are in their back because they have the unusual feature of a "groaner" built into the bottom.

If you don't know what a "groaner" is, think of those little canisters you saw in dime stores. They were usually decorated with cows and when you turned them over, they mooed.  In this case, these "meow".

6 comments:

  1. Oh, creepy cute cats and they meow...BONUS!
    Thanks for being here .

    `Master Crypt Keeper, Michelle

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    1. Thanks for dropping by, Michelle, and thanks for once again hosting the Countdown.

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  2. as the owner of a black cat, we tell Nick that every October is "his month" -- and today is double special. If he was an outdoor kitty i'd be worried for him. When he was a kitten i tried to teach him how to wear a little witches' hat, but he will have nothing to do with it. He's just an all-natural halloween kitty, here to make your day lucky. love those groaning/meowing shakers! i've never seen such a thing. do they work?

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  3. Those are cool, and they look so over the whole thing. Very cat-like.

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    1. They do have that, "That's right, we're bad..." look.

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