Vintage Green Metal Recipe Box Full Handwritten Recipes Newspaper Clippings Family Cook Collection Detroit
$34.99
This vintage green metal recipe box comes packed full of one family cook's handwritten recipe cards, Detroit newspaper clippings, and pamphlets gathered over many years.
The box is full and the lid hinges and closes, with scratches, scuffs, and a paint loss spot on the front, and toning, stains, and tears on many cards and clippings, all shown in the photos.
The recipes are written in many different hands: Strawberry Shortcake, Cheesecake, a glazed Ham, Banana Cake, and Broccoli Puff on Buick notepaper. Clippings include a Yuletide cookie column from the Detroit paper's Office of Prudence Penny, Home Economics Expert, with Filled Christmas Cookies, plus Cran-Raspberry Butter Bars, a Seven Layer recipe, a CowBelles beef recipe notice, old grocery coupons, and a Roasting Instructions and Recipes booklet tucked inside the lid.
Details
- Item: Recipe box with recipe collection
- Item Type: Hinged metal recipe box
- Era: Likely 1950s to 1990s
- Materials: Painted metal box with hinged lid
- Color: Green
- Maker and Mark: Not confirmed from photos
- Pattern or Model: Not confirmed from photos
- Style: Mid century kitchen
- Dimensions: About 7 in. by 5 in. by 4 in.
- Special Features: Handwritten recipes, Detroit newspaper clippings, pamphlets, grocery coupons
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named below.
- Box packed full
- Many different handwritings and recipes
- Lid hinges and closes
Issues / Wear
- Scratches and scuffs on the paint, with a paint loss spot on the front
- Toning, stains, tears, and frayed edges on many clippings and cards
- Roasting booklet has a torn top edge and a small spot
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If you collect handwritten recipes, this Detroit area box holds decades of one family cook's real kitchen. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.
- 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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Questions buyers ask
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Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.
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