Knox Gel Cookery 1962, Domino Sugar, Skippy Peanut and Jell O Hostess Guide 1967, Five Vintage Booklets

Five brand recipe booklets from the mid century kitchen. Knox On Camera Recipes carries a 1962 copyright from Knox Gelatine of Johnstown, New York, and The Proof of the Pudding comes from the American Sugar Refining Company, the makers of Domino sugar.

The Unusual Story of the Peanut is the Skippy booklet, and the Hostess Guide by Jell O carries copyrights of 1965 and 1967 with a first edition statement for 1967. A small stack of Jell O Recipe Cards came with the lot, including a table of contents card.

The Jell O Hostess Guide is spiral bound along its top edge and still has a mailing label on the back cover. The Knox booklet took the most wear, with heavy rubbing and white scuff marks along its black cover.

Details

• Item: Five vintage brand recipe booklets and a set of recipe cards
• Title: Knox On Camera Recipes; The Proof of the Pudding; The Unusual Story of the Peanut; Hostess Guide by Jell O; Jell O Recipe Cards
• Author: Not confirmed from photos
• Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
• Publisher: Knox Gelatine, Inc.; American Sugar Refining Company; Skippy; General Foods Corporation
• Publication Year: 1962 and 1967; the other dates are not confirmed from photos
• Edition and Printing: The Hostess Guide is the First Edition, 1967; the other printings are not confirmed from photos
• Format and Binding: Stapled booklets, one top spiral bound booklet, and a stack of recipe cards
• Dust Jacket: None
• Genre: Brand recipe booklets and promotional cookery
• Language: English
• ISBN: None, printed before ISBN use
• Dimensions: About 8 x 5.5 inches for the larger booklets; the cards are smaller

Positives

• Graded Good: All five booklets are complete, with their covers and their pages.
• The Knox booklet prints its 1962 date with the Johnstown, New York address.
• The Jell O Hostess Guide is a first edition from 1967 and still has its mailing label on the back.
• The Jell O recipe cards came with the lot, table of contents card included.
• Four different brand kitchens are represented, from gelatine to sugar to peanut butter.

Issues / Wear

• The Knox cover is a black glossy surface with heavy rubbing and white scuff marks along the spine and edges.
• The Hostess Guide is spiral bound at the top, and the spiral shows wear from use.
• The Proof of the Pudding and the Skippy booklets are toned at their page edges.
• One recipe card has a creased corner.

If you collect mid century brand booklets, this lot gathers Knox, Domino, Skippy, and Jell O together. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

Condition Grade: Good