Hello. I recently happened upon a really nice looking set of salt and pepper shakers. They are not marked, but look very much like a match for the Kromex canisters from the '50's, which are also currently on my list to acquire. The pepper is fine. A good cleaning and it is ready to go. The salt shaker was unfortunately put away with some salt left in it and apparently stored in an area that was not particularly dry. It is slightly pitted, especially on the bottom, and has an odor that I would like to remove. It smells like corroded metal for lack of a better reference. I have been through baking soda, vinegar, and lemon juice and have put newsprint in the shaker and left it. All of these have seemed to help to varying degrees. Today's idea was to put some sand in it and shake the devil out of it. This seems to have worked as well or better than my other ideas. My wife cannot smell the odor and thinks I may be imagining things, but I do not wish to put this shaker back into service until I conquer this. I thank you for any additional ideas you may have.