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From: clark@sdcsla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Saltshakers
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Date: Wed, 9-May-84 10:00:06 EDT
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Well, since I haven't seen anyone else remark on the last comment about
the salt shaker issue, I will put my seedy reputation on the line.

Someone (I really need to learn how to move old files into new) recalled 
that how the salt shakers got to be medical instruments was by originally
being *made* as salt shakers.  As I remember the description from "The Making
of Star Trek", some prop person was *sent out* to get futuristic salt 
shakers for a scene (I think from the episode of the Salt Beast).  The
ones that were brought back were felt to be unrecognizable as salt shakers.
They eventually got some reasonable salt shakers, but decided the 
futuristic salt shakers (from regular American 20th century stores)
made good, believable Federation medical instruments.

-- Clark

Beam me up, Scotty, the memory may be faulty.