Kategoria BISAC: Antiques & Collectibles >> Kitchenware

Nestled in a remote area of northwestern Pennsylvania, the small town of Tidioute became home to five cutlery manufacturers starting in the late-1800s. Although no longer in existence, these businesses produced some of the finest collectible knives and razors ever.

"Tidioute: A Town With an Edge "relates the history and development of this unique stronghold of cutlery companies and how they competed with one another in the area known as the "Magic Circle" of cutlery firms. These manufacturers included the Tidioute Cutlery Co. (LTD), Union Razor/Union Cutlery, Baldwin Cutlery, Tidioute...

Nestled in a remote area of northwestern Pennsylvania, the small town of Tidioute became home to five cutlery manufacturers starting in the late-1800s. Although no longer in existence, these businesses produced some of the finest collectible knives and razors ever.

"Tidioute: A Town With an Edge "relates the history and development of this unique stronghold of cutlery companies and how they competed with one another in the area known as the "Magic Circle" of cutlery firms. These manufacturers included the Tidioute Cutlery Co. (LTD), Union Razor/Union Cutlery, Baldwin Cutlery, Tidioute...

Advertising and consumer spending among the middle classes expanded rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. One of the ways of appealing to the new shoppers was packaging, and biscuit tins were a very discreet form of this kind of promotion. They found their way into middle class households as gifts, and because they rarely displayed the name of the company or product in a prominent position they were often kept as ornaments and storage boxes, and have survived well in many homes.

The appeal of biscuit tins lies in the artistic quality and detail of their decoration, serving as a...

The drawing rooms and bedrooms of many Victorian houses still contain their original cast iron grates, while a few homes, especially in the countryside, have ranges in the kitchen. The development of these from their obscure origins in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is the subject of this book. By the nineteenth century, attempts to improve the heating effect of grates and to reduce their coal consumption and smokiness had led to a bewildering variety of types. Many of these are described and illustrated here, and their workings explained with the aid of drawings. In addition,...