Vintage Wooden Recipe Box Filled with Handwritten Typed Recipe Cards Kitchen Recipe File

A charming vintage wooden recipe box packed with handwritten, typed, and clipped family recipes collected over many years. The hinged box features a carved goose motif on the lid and includes recipe divider tabs and numerous well-organized recipe cards.

Beyond the recipes themselves, this collection preserves decades of everyday home cooking, kitchen notes, substitutions, and favorite family dishes. A wonderful piece for collectors of vintage kitchenware, recipe ephemera, or farmhouse décor.

Details

• Item: Wooden Recipe Box with Recipe Card Collection
• Measurements: Approximately 7" x 4" x 6"
• Material: Wood, paper recipe cards, plastic divider tabs, brass-tone hinges
• Maker/Mark: Original Frames & Gifts retail sticker from Hemlock, Michigan; manufacturer not identified
• Closure: Hinged lid
• Features: Carved goose design on lid, dovetail-style corner joints, organized recipe dividers, handwritten, typed, and clipped recipes, handwritten kitchen notes attached inside lid.

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

• Wood box remains sturdy with attractive finish.
• Interior is full of recipe cards organized by category.
• Original dividers remain in place.
• Includes many handwritten family recipes, typed recipes, magazine and newspaper clippings, and cooking notes.

Issues / Wear

• Light age-related wear consistent with use.
• Bottom shows minor wear to protective feet.
• Paper recipes show expected age toning, handling wear, and occasional folds.
• Previous owner's notes remain attached inside the lid as photographed.

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Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect with minimal signs of age.
• Very Good: Clean and well cared for with light wear from normal use.
• Good: Honest wear from regular use while remaining complete and functional.
• Fair: Heavy wear but still usable or collectible.

Collector's Notes

Vintage family recipe boxes offer a glimpse into everyday home cooking and often preserve recipes that never appeared in published cookbooks. Handwritten recipe cards, typed family favorites, and clipped newspaper recipes together document decades of changing cooking styles and household traditions.

This example includes a substantial assortment of organized recipes with personal cooking notes, making it both a useful kitchen resource and a wonderful piece of Americana kitchen history.

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