Winchendon, MA: ALASKA FREEZER COMPANY. Staplebound. 15 pages. Established in Winchendon in 1902, this manufacturer of hand-cranked home ice cream freezers using ice and rock salt featured their North Pole Freezer int his pamphlet. Illustrated throughout. Toned with some light staining. Covers chipped with 1 cm. lost to corner. More
Muncie, Indiana: Ball Brothers Company, ND. Staplebound. 15 pages. 17.5 x 10 cm. Information on various methods of canning: The Open Kettle Method, In the Jar-Cooked Method, One Period Processing, Intermittent Processing, The Cold Pack, and The Hot Pack Method. Instruction and recipes included. From the cover illustrations, we believe..... More
Racine, WI: London Depot, 1905. (1 page, 27.5 x 21 cm) A letter from the Horlick Food Company addressed to Rev. Wm. D. Mosman of New Haven, CT. The letter is typewritten and advertises the company's various milk products by offering to send samples of their Malted Milk product in..... More
Chicago: Calumet Baking Powder Company, 1920. Hardcover. 64 pages. 23 x 13 cm. Recipes and instructions addressing the needs of commercial bakers. Crisp, clean copy. More
Boston: E. A. RICH COMPANY, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. 147 pages. 20 x 13.5 cm. An interesting combination of cookbook and promotional publication all in one. This cookbook opens up with an introduction of the Boston Fish Market Corporation and the new (early 1900's) Wharf in South Boston, built -..... More
New York: Glen Cove Starch Manufacturing Company, 1876. Sewn binding. 16 pages. 15.5 x 10.5 cm. Cover art features the "Duryeas' Pavilion, Centre Agricultural Hall, Centennial Grounds" from The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, held in Philadelphia, PA. 55 recipes included using the company's corn starch. The Glen Cove Starch..... More
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Chicago: International Harvester Company of America, c. 1920. Loose_leaf. 15.5 x 8.5 closed, 48 x 30 cm. open. Large folding trade catalog featuring a necessity for American farmers, especially small farms that serviced the local community with milk, cream, and all milk products. The producer uses illustrations and text to..... More
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London: International Icilma Trading Company Ltd., 1924. Staplebound wraps. 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. 40 pages. This charming color illustrated pamphlet gives us a glimpse into the advertising claims of beauty products in the begining of the 1900s. Illustrated throughout, Icilma was used for the complexion, hair, hands, and..... More
Lawrence, Kansas: Jenny Wren Company, 1926. Paper. 13 x 7 cm. closed. 25 x 22.5 cm. opened. Colorful, illustrated fold-out recipe pamphlet. Jenny Wren Ready-Mixed Flour featured a blend of hard and soft wheat flour and included salt and self-rising ingredients to make it useful in an assortment of recipes..... More
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March 9, 1908. cards. 15 x 10 cm. closed, 15 x 20 cm. opened. Early postcard/menu featuring black and white photos of Hamilton and Harbor, Bermuda. Breakfast menu includes: Oranges, Stewed Prunes, Quaker Oats, Force, Hominy, Boiled Salt Herring with Butter Sauce, Fried Salmon Trout, Ham & Eggs, Liver &..... More
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St. Louis: R. L. BILES & COMPANY, 1912. Staplebound. 23 pages.31 x 23 cm. Large-format promotional pamphlet issued to promote real estate investment and land development for pecan cultivation. A product of the early twentieth-century pecan boom across the American South, the publication extols the advantages of the Yazoo Valley..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1925. Folded. unpaginaed. 6.5 x 7.5 cm. This Royal Fruit Flavored Gelatin recipe foldout includes six recipes to make using the product. It also has a two page spread advertising the product's non-artificial smell, which was one of their primary ways of claiming..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1927. Folded. Unpaginated, 6.5 x 7.5 cm. This "Royal Cherry Gelatin" foldable is illustrated with bright, colorful images of recipes made with the product and a drawing of three women enjoying a classy tea with their gelatin dessert with the caption "A Friendly..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, [~1927]. Folded. unpaginated, 6.5 x 7 cm. This small, folded Royal Fruit Flavored Gelatin leaflet contains three recipes to be made with the Royal brand’s flavored gelatin packages, which still compete with the Jell-O brand today. The description on the first page describes..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1928. Folded. unpaginated, 6.5 x 7.5 cm. This small, folded Royal Fruit Flavored Gelatin leaflet contains three recipes to be made with the Royal brand’s flavored gelatin packages, which still compete with the Jell-O brand today. The description on the first page describes..... More
New York, NY: Royal Baking Powder Company, 1925. Folded. unpaginated, 10 x 16 cm. This foldable Royal Gelatine advertisement opens to the three panel heading across the center, "Why ROYAL GELATINE DESSERTS are better". After the boasting of its "savings of time and trouble," and a brief section of its..... More
New York: Schenley Products Company, 1936. Staplebound. 34 pages. 22 .5 x 10 cm. The House of Schenley - Silver Wedding London Dry Gin, Golden Wedding Straight Whiskies (Rye or Bourbon), Ancient Age Straight Whiskey, Old Schenley Straight Rye Whiskey, and many more. Schenley, organzied in 1920s gained a license..... More
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Dallas, Texas: SHARP & COMPANY TEXAS BOOK COVERS, c. 1950. Loose_leaf. 43 x 31 cm. Color illustrated Coca-Cola Text Book Cover. "Coke Time" featuring four teens drinking Coke. Illustrated instructions along with "This Book Belongs To." Creased at center with some creases to corners. More
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Swift & Company, 1914. Staplebound. Unpaginated [13 pp.] 15.5 x 10.5 cm. A rare pamphlet featuring the graphic design known as Plakatstil ("poster style" in German) or Sachplaket ("object-poster" in German). This style originated in Germany in the early 1900's and soon spread to the US. The common characteristics of..... More
New Kensington, Pennsylvania: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, 1929. Wraps. 48 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Advertising booklet features care tips for the “Wear-Ever” branded aluminum cookware, as well as recipes using the same. Concept based on the pitch of a new cooking method designed to eliminate flavor loss while..... More
New Kensington, Pennsylvania: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, c. late 1940's. Staplebound. 35 pages. 23 x 15 cm. The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company used the growing interest in science and technology after W.W.I.I. to help reinvent the role of the Homemaker following the need for women to help out in..... More
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New Kensington, PA: The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, c. 1937. Staplebound. 11 pages. Advertising booklet features care tips for the “Wear-Ever” branded aluminum cookware, as well as recipes using the same. Includes cooking charts for various fruits and vegetables with preparation instructions and cook times. Margaret Mitchell (pictured in pamphlet)..... More
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Chicago: THE CLUB ALUMINUM COMPANY, c. 1925. Pamphlet. 11 page fold out pamphlet. 23 x 10 cm. closed, 23 x 85 cm. opened. Recipes, cleaning, and care. The Club Aluminum Utensil Company was established in 1923. At the outset, its ware - which predated Tupperware - were not available for..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1920. staplebound. 14 pages, 10.5 x 15.5 cm. The recipe booklet Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert, features a young and nicely dressed woman in an apron on the cover sitting at her table, checking through an account book, with boxes of Jell-O..... More
Le Roy, NY: The Genesee Pure Food Company, 1922. Staplebound. 14 pages, 15.5 x 11 cm. The Jell-O: At Home Everywhere collection intersperses Jell-O recipes categorized by heading and scenic paintings featuring Jell-O dishes and their consumers at home. Recipes also have the name of the contributor and the region..... More