Wilton Celebrate! Magazine 1973 Lot of 5 Cake Decorating Holiday Issues

This is a lot of five 1973 Wilton publications, including four issues of Celebrate! The Magazine for Cake & Food Decorators and Holiday News '73 from Wilton.

The magazines are clean inside with no decorating stains or ripped pages found, while the covers show minor shelf wear. Three Celebrate! issues have a previous owner's name written on the front cover, the November December issue has heavier cover wear, and Holiday News '73 retains its mailing label on the back.

These periodicals are packed with 1970s Wilton cake decorating ideas, recipes, techniques, seasonal projects, product information, and colorful examples made for home cake decorators.

Details

  • Item: Lot of five vintage Wilton cake decorating publications
  • Title: Celebrate! The Magazine for Cake & Food Decorators and Holiday News '73 from Wilton
  • Author: Wilton Enterprises, Inc.
  • Publisher: Wilton Enterprises, Inc.
  • Publication Year: 1973
  • Edition and Printing: Periodical issues. 
  • Format and Binding: Softcover stapled magazines and mail order guide
  • Dust Jacket: None
  • Pages: May June 32 pages. July August 32 pages. September October 32 pages. November December 32 pages. Holiday News '73 12 pages.
  • Genre: Cake decorating, baking, recipes, crafts, food decorating
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: NONE
  • Dimensions: Celebrate! magazines approximately 11 by 8 inches as provided. Holiday News '73 dimensions not confirmed from photos

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable publications with clear signs of handling and shelf wear.
  • Interior pages are clean with no decorating stains found.
  • No ripped pages were found during inspection.
  • The colorful cake photography, decorating instructions, recipes, and advertisements remain clear and easy to read.
  • All five publications shown are included in the sale.
  • May June includes cakes for men, culinary features, flower icing techniques, recipes, and patriotic party ideas.
  • July August includes children's cakes, cupcake ideas, picnic features, and decorating projects.
  • September October includes Halloween ideas and make ahead decorating projects.
  • November December includes Christmas cake decorating, ornaments, sugar molds, and holiday projects.
  • Holiday News '73 works as a Wilton product and ordering guide with pictured cake toppers, molds, item numbers, and original prices.

Issues / Wear

  • May June has a previous owner's name written on the front cover and a small edge nick near the upper left corner.
  • July August and September October also have previous owner identification written on their covers.
  • November December shows heavier shelf wear to the cover but no owner's name was found there.
  • Holiday News '73 retains the original mailing label on the back.
  • Cover and edge wear is present across the group from storage and handling.

The seasonal decorating projects, original Wilton product information, and bright 1973 photography make this group useful for someone collecting early Wilton material or researching period cake decorating.

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  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Every item is honestly described and carefully packed. These are vintage pieces, so light age-related wear comes with them. I show and describe what I see so you know what to expect.

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