Sentence:  The idea is also applied to spices, such as ginger, mace, cinnamon, nutmeg, mixed spice, &c., a household box of <WSD>pepperettes</WSD>, containing six assorted spices of the best quality, costing 1s. 3d. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A small receptacle with a perforated top used for dispensing pepper or similar spices; pepper shaker.