Filled Recipe Box Handwritten Recipes Clippings and Dividers

This filled recipe box holds a large mixed collection of handwritten recipes, newspaper clippings, printed recipes, recipe cards, a pamphlet, and labeled dividers.

The box is ready to use, with visible surface scratches and signs of handling, while the paper recipes show the varied toning, folds, and wear seen in the photos.

This is the kind of working recipe collection that can stay in the kitchen, be explored as food ephemera, or keep growing as new favorite recipes are added.

Details

• Item: Filled recipe box with recipe collection
• Item Type: Recipe box and mixed recipe ephemera
• Materials: Box material not confirmed from photos, mixed paper contents
• Color: Smoky transparent box with black trim, mixed paper colors
• Maker and Mark: No visible maker's mark
• Style: Working kitchen recipe file
• Dimensions: 8 inches x 6 inches x 4 1/2 inches, product weight 3 pounds

Special Features:

Packed with handwritten recipes, newspaper clippings, printed and internet recipes, recipe cards, a pamphlet, and category dividers. Recipes noted include corn casserole, chicken dumpling casserole, Impossible custard coconut pie, classic bubble tea, and a chocolate sweet and salty recipe using graham crackers.

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: The box and recipe collection are complete enough to remain useful as an active kitchen recipe file, with clear signs of previous use.
• The box is packed with a wide mix of handwritten and printed recipes rather than just a small starter group.
• Tabbed dividers remain inside the box and give the collection an existing organizing system.
• The contents include different kinds of recipe material, including handwriting, clippings, photocopies, printouts, cards, and a pamphlet.
• The collection still has room for its next owner to keep adding personal recipes and kitchen notes.

Issues / Wear

• The transparent lid and sides show visible scratches and surface wear from use.
• The paper contents vary in color and condition, with age toning, curled edges, folds, and general handling visible throughout the collection.
• Some clippings and loose recipes are different sizes and sit unevenly inside the box.

Condition Grade Key

• 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.

Collector's Notes

The mix of handwritten cards, clipped recipes, printed pages, and newer copies shows how a working recipe file can grow over time. It is less about matching stationery and more about keeping recipes that were useful enough to save.

The dividers and roomy box also leave this as a practical place to continue saving favorite recipes of your own.

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Disclaimer

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Please Note

These pieces come from estate collections and have been surface cleaned. You may wish to perform additional cleaning depending on your preference.

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