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Historic Kitchens

Visit old-world kitchens, tour private kitchens, create your own vintage kitchen with vintage hoosier-style cabinets, wood-burning stove, farmhouse sink, or even a dry sink… Learn historic cooking and kitchen technology from classes at historic kitchens and living history museums.

horse pulling a cart full of ice blocks to be delivered for home refrigeration, circa 1840.
Refrigeration / Utilities

Ice Box to Refrigerator

Ice Box to Refrigerator Seymour
Ancient to 1799 / Historic Kitchens

Early American, Colonial Kitchens

Early American, Colonial Kitchens Seymour
1906 Kitchen from The Complete Home.
Historic Kitchens

1906 Kitchen from The Complete Home

1906 Kitchen from The Complete Home Seymour
Historic Kitchens

10 Historic Formulas for Stove Blacking Polish

10 Historic Formulas for Stove Blacking Polish Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Electric Appliances for Housework

Electric Appliances for Housework Seymour
1890s woman holding cookware.
1890s / Cookware & Gadgets

c. 1891 “Never-Break” Steel Cooking Utensils – Bronson Supply – Cool Handle Cooking Pans

c. 1891 “Never-Break” Steel Cooking Utensils – Bronson Supply – Cool Handle Cooking Pans Seymour
Art Deco cover from 1930s for Monarch Electric Stoves.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

c. 1937 – Art Deco – Electric Stoves – Monarch – Margaret S Larsen, Author and Stove & Cooking Demonstrator for Monarch Stoves

c. 1937 – Art Deco – Electric Stoves – Monarch – Margaret S Larsen, Author and Stove & Cooking Demonstrator for Monarch Stoves Seymour
little girls playing with toy stove, serving friends at tea party.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Utilities

c. 1915 Western Electric Junior Cook Book Toy Stove Advertised for Christmas 1915

c. 1915 Western Electric Junior Cook Book Toy Stove Advertised for Christmas 1915 Seymour
1926 Floor plan for an eat-in kitchen.
Biographies / Historic Kitchens

1926 Convenient Kitchens by Greta Gray

1926 Convenient Kitchens by Greta Gray Seymour
Block letter sign for 1920s Kitchen at McFarland Historical Society
Historic Kitchens

1920s Wisconsin Kitchen

1920s Wisconsin Kitchen Seymour
Google My Maps of Florida Historic House Museums.
Historic Kitchens

Going to Florida?

Going to Florida? Seymour
Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

c. 1900 “Cooking School,” Garland Stoves

c. 1900 “Cooking School,” Garland Stoves Seymour
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1912: Paper-Bag Cookery

1912: Paper-Bag Cookery Seymour
child with chef's hat rolling dough.
1890s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1890s c. Granite Ware Trade Card

1890s c. Granite Ware Trade Card Seymour
Woman rolling pastry dough in a kitchen with a 1930s stove and oven clock.
1930s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

1930s A Cooking Secret 200 Years Old

1930s A Cooking Secret 200 Years Old Seymour
Wood-burning stove., woman carrying biscuits that she cooked in the stove.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

c. 1923: The All-Ways Preferable Cook Book

c. 1923: The All-Ways Preferable Cook Book Seymour
Woman measuring with Taylor Home set equipment.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1921: The Taylor Home Set

1921: The Taylor Home Set Seymour
Woman from circa 1913 at stove.
1910s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

c 1910: New Perfection Cook Book

c 1910: New Perfection Cook Book Seymour
Girl in blue dress and hair bow sitting in chair reading a book while churning a hand-cranked ice cream maker.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1907 Dainty Dishes…Ice Creams, Sherbets…

1907 Dainty Dishes…Ice Creams, Sherbets… Seymour
Proud parents spying on their little girl who is checking out the oven on a new stove.
1920s / Cookbooks and Booklets / Stoves

1920s: A Book of Tried Recipes

1920s: A Book of Tried Recipes Seymour
glass chimney for oil lamp.
Historic Kitchens

Antique Kitchen Tour

Antique Kitchen Tour Seymour
women with apron carrying plate to catch meat after the meat is ground.
1900-1909 / Cookbooks and Booklets / Cookware & Gadgets

1906 The Enterprising Housekeeper

1906 The Enterprising Housekeeper Seymour
Hoosier installation, placing the top cabinets on top of the metal shelf.
Historic Kitchens

Antique Hoosier Cabinets at Antique Stores & eBay listings

Antique Hoosier Cabinets at Antique Stores & eBay listings Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Mid-century Meals

Mid-century Meals Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Old formulas for blacking cook stoves

Old formulas for blacking cook stoves Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Tablecloths

Tablecloths Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Researching Food History blogs

Researching Food History blogs Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Kitchen Ideas 1905-1925

Kitchen Ideas 1905-1925 Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Harry & Edna WWII British kitchen

Harry & Edna WWII British kitchen Seymour
1906-1915 electric hotplate top burner to stove.
Historic Kitchens

Electricity in the Kitchen

Electricity in the Kitchen Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Kerosene Lamps

Kerosene Lamps Seymour
1800s-1850s / Historic Kitchens

c. 1900 Maysville SC Cooking Classes

c. 1900 Maysville SC Cooking Classes Seymour
1920s / Historic Kitchens

1920 Thatched Cottage Kitchen

1920 Thatched Cottage Kitchen Seymour
Living History Farms cooking class in an 1870s kitchen.
1870s / Historic Kitchens

Living History Farm classes

Living History Farm classes Seymour
Historic Kitchens

Historic dollhouse kitchens & dining rooms

Historic dollhouse kitchens & dining rooms Seymour

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Vintage Cakes &c.

1935 Blue ribbon winner from Hero, Vermont for Sno-Sheen flour.

1935 Winner of the Pillsbury Blue Ribbon, Ella Way

September 4, 2023November 7, 2023

Dainty Dishes booklet by Maria Parloa.

Maria Parloa COOKBOOKS and BOOKLETS

August 31, 2023October 25, 2023

Watermelon Cake.

1930s New Party Cakes for All Occasions – Gold Medal – Watermelon Cake, etc. – Betty Crocker cake recipe booklet

March 23, 2023October 9, 2023

Boy and a girl eating sandwiches.

The Versatility of Baker’s Yeast: Uncovering Forgotten Uses from Yeast Booklets on eBay

August 2, 2022August 15, 2023

c. 1920: A Selection of Choice Recipes

January 5, 2014August 25, 2023

Kitchen Stories

training a cook, first day luncheon.

Eureka! Cottage Life, Part II: Teaching the Cook, 1880s

September 19, 2023September 20, 2023

Davy Crockett's Tennessee log cabin.

Meal to Meal with Davy Crockett

August 13, 2023August 18, 2023

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