If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. ~ William Morris

19 April, 2017

Outfitting the Bride's Kitchen Part I ~Utensils in Aluminum ~1922




From Cheating the Junk Pile by Ethel R. Peyser ~1922


Chapter XIX

'We moderns are so up to date that although we expect our women to marry, they know less of the kitchen needs and the infant's psychology than of the constituencies of the planets' atmospheres.  So to correct some of the deficiencies we are going to list in this article the prices of the necessities of the bride's kitchen at the present...

A first-class aluminum manufactory believes the following to be a complete set of aluminum for the home.

Tea Kettle............................. $7.05
Double boiler......................... 4.05
Sauce pan and cover.............. 1.40
Straight sauce pan (2)............ 2.35
Preserving kettle, cover......... 3.62
Strainer...................................1.20
Steamer Section.....................1.80
Coffee pot..............................4.15
Tea pot...................................5.85
Fry Pan..................................3.60
Griddle..................................5.55
Waffle mold..........................3.65
Pudding Pan (2)....................1.60
Bread pan..............................1.15
Tubed cake pan.....................1.85
Mountain cake pan...................85
2 jelly cake pans (ea).............1.20
Corn cake pan........................1.20
Gem pan.................................1.60
Roaster....................................7.20
2 pie pans (ea)............................62
Measuring cup............................60
Tray..........................................1.65
Water Pitcher............................6.00
Jelly Mold.................................2.90

 (additionally recommended per the author)

Funnel...........................................90
2 Muffiners, 6 cups...................1.65
Dish drainer...............................4.00
Ladle..........................................2.25
Quart measure............................2.00
Dripping Pan..............................2.95

Categories to be continued:  utensils in enamel, glass, earthenware, japanned ware, tin ware, iron ware, woodenware, cutlery, hardware, brushes, wireware, fabrics and paper, machinery and general.

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