New York: Parallax Publishing, 1967. Paperback. 96 pages. 21.5 x 31.5 cm. "Recipes to Get Hung-Up on". The teenage columnist for This Week Magazine interviewed most of the bright young stars - who are both guitarists and gourmets. Including Donovan, Sony and Cher, Bobby Vinton, as well as Sally Field... More about Singers & Swingers In The Kitchen
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c.1920's. Cardboard covers. 25.5 x 20.5 cm. Eight handmade pages narrating the process of making thanksgiving dinner: shopping, baking & cooking, guests arriving, saying grace, and the feast, all accompanied by pasted in illustrations. Cardboard covers with blue silk ribbon as an attachment. Handwritten in ink. More about Our Thanksgiving Dinner; [MANUSCRIPT
Brooklyn: 1911. Sewn binding. Unpaginated (8 pages). Program for the Brooklyn Heights Seminary Club performed at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, April 28, 1911. Featured in the program are the daughters of the social elite including: Eunice Beecher (granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher), and members of the Van Brunt, Cropsey... More about Pantomimes; Presented By The Brooklyn Heights Seminary Club
Morton, Illinois: Getz Power Washer Co., c.1920. Paper. Color illustrated advertisement for washer/ringer. Before the enclosed electric washing machines, homemakers battled the dangerous washing tub/wringer device. This particular porcelain model claims to be "Silent as a kitten's purr" with "quick action...churning up millions of soap bubbles that are forced through..... More about Safe Washing; The New American Beauty Porcelain Washer
Original Wraps. One page folded pamphlet. 15 x 8 cm. Head ran for Congress in 1914 & 1916 on the Prohibition Party ticket. Unfortunately for Head, his district encompassed the heart of the wine country. In this platform speech Head implores his constituents to "think of the 'boys and girls'...A.... More about Frederick Head Nominee for Congress 5th District; Make Me The HEAD Of Your Ticket For Congress
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1951. Hardcover. Following the war years, rationing and downright shortages took it's toll on the British appetite. Heath states: "I hope, too, that these recipes will help once again to prove my often reiterated contention that, whatever the circumstances and however modest the ingredients... More about Fare Wisely and Well; Economical and Appetizing Recipes
Atlanta: Cullom & Ghertner, Co., 1948. Hardcover. 102 pages. 25.5 x 18.5 cm. Poems and recipes, some written in dialect. Author romanticized southern experience of African Americans. Illustrated throughout. More about The Kitchen and the Cotton Patch
White River Junction, VT: c. 1920's. 46 x 16 inches. This colorful and animated canvas emulates the dreamlike quality of Maxfield Parrish. The sleepy town of White River Junction became a railroad boon town with the help of the transportation revolution that brought the junction of rail lines at the... More about Demand Dartmouth Chocolates; "Like Them? Sure You Will - Everybody Does!
Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1961. Pamphlet. 16 pages. 23 x 15 cm. The Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization recommends two methods of home food storage for emergencies: Increase your regular food supply so there will always be a 2-week supply of food for your family in your... More about Family Food Stockpile For Survival; Home and Garden Bulletin No. 77