Kitchenalia

[Jade Emperor]

Any other members interested in this little collector hobby?
Kitchenalia is the fun search for unusual, interesting and often obscure old kitchen items, often found in thrift shops or garage sales.
I love collecting these strange, usually quite old but useful things. I will share some pictures of my collection over time. Some items might make it into my collection just because they are pretty, others might be selected due to their oddity and others may be bought for their nostalgia value. Whatever you collect and for whatever your reasons, please share here for all to admire, enjoy and discuss

 

[HeyItsSara]

i don'tknow how to add ictures to my post but i'll gladly see yours

 

[taxlady]

i don'tknow how to add ictures to my post but i'll gladly see yours

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[Badjak]

I don't set out looking for them, but I have to admit to enjoying walking into cookery shops, markets etc,esp when on holiday (same to hardware shops ).
I am prone to buying things that look very handy and that I then never use

 

[taxlady]

I don't intentionally collect it. I am pretty sure I have some in the kitchen with other kitchen tools and stuff that doesn't get used often. At the moment, I'm thinking of an old egg beater, the kind with two "whisks" and a hand crank.

 

[Jade Emperor]

A few pieces just to start:

Uranium glass mixing bowl, probably 50’s or 60’s. Perfect, no chips or cracks etc.

Westmark Decorex Spezial aluminium multi tool. Box is rough and not including the instructions.

Rena-Ware USA tomato knife. I have set of 6, all with the cardboard sheath. They are SUPER sharp!

Vintage Pearloid cocktail forks. One has a broken spline

I hope you enjoy looking at these interesting pieces. None of these are particularly valuable, but I just love the hunt and finding items that I like to collect

 

[Jade Emperor]

I don't intentionally collect it. I am pretty sure I have some in the kitchen with other kitchen tools and stuff that doesn't get used often. At the moment, I'm thinking of an old egg beater, the kind with two "whisks" and a hand crank.

You might be surprised how sought after these are. Could you please post a picture?
After I semi-retired from the kitchen, I volunteered my time at a local thrift shop and they had me being the valuer on all the bric-a- brac (except jewellery and books). I loved it, the research taught me a LOT about how much people will pay for the right items for their collection. Great times!

 

[taxlady]

Here you go. Also, a few other items I found in that drawer. I had wondered where that egg separator had gotten to.

A tea infuser and a pastry cutter.




And the egg separator.

 

[taxlady]

My egg beater looks, to me, to be from the 1970s, which it probably is. The ones from the early 1960s and before, were made with flimsier metal. I'm not sure when they switched to the more solid looking metal, but I had only ever seen the ones that looked like that flimsy one when I moved to Denmark in 1969.

This is just a photo I found on the web. It's how I remember them looking when I lived in the US.

 

[Jade Emperor]

Your beaters are certainly from late 60’s or early 70’s. The offset handle is unusual and makes this piece more desirable.
The egg separator being of steel is also of interest.
I would often receive items that had been donated and be surprised that many kitchen tools that we see elsewhere today (usually plastic) are not anywhere near innovative. They are descended from mid-century or earlier versions, which shows that those designs are still valid today.

 

[Jade Emperor]

This was my mum’s, and it still has all her hand-written and newspaper cutout recipes inside. I have tried a few - plenty of lard!

I had forgotten to put my black light torch in my pocket when I found this at thrift, but it was $1 so I just grabbed it anyway. It turns out it isn’t uranium glass but I like it anyway. Being that it’s just green coloured glass, it is likely 70’s and I think it would have had a little bowl with a pourer underneath.

This would have been a “poor man’s” saucier, since it is plate. It’s cute but I struggle using it because it’s designed for a right-handed person, which I’m not

 

[Jade Emperor]

This is also an inherited piece from my dear mother. 1966, cane design and in very good shape for its age.
You see quite a few of these at thrift, but it’s very common for them to be chipped or crazed.
Mine is neither.
Today, there are literally dozens of companies making “retro” versions of this style.
In this condition, and being a genuine example, this bowl is worth considerable money, but it will never leave me - it’s a family heirloom and no one else is going to lick the cake batter from it!

 

[taxlady]

The egg separator is not made of steel. It was shiny and a more silvery colour when it was newer. I should probably try to find out what it is made of if I want to use it again.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I enjoy searching for the old advertising premiums and give-a-ways.

I have several tin items from Rumford Baking Powder, Swans Down, and a few hometown companies.

I also collect old butter crocks and related items from local dairies.

The item that I value most is an ironstone mixing bowl that was old when it was given to my grandmother at a wedding shower.

In my grandmother’s day a shower was often a simple affair when other women in the family cleaned out their kitchen and attic of things to help a young person get a start in life.

 

[Jade Emperor]

That kind of shower is something my mum told me that her mother had received. Such a beautiful idea compared to the completely trashy hens night and bridal showers of today.
I know that my mother was gifted things from her family and acquaintances’ kitchens as wedding gifts. She was also given a very lovely lady’s bible which I still cherish, in its original box.

 

[dragnlaw]

This is just a photo I found on the web. It's how I remember them looking when I lived in the US.

This is like my original but the handle was not split at the top. It got dropped and bent useless. My replacement was the handle on the side type - which I dislike to this day. You can't find the top handle anywhere anymore - I should go looking.

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This is also an inherited piece from my dear mother. 1966, cane design and in very good shape for its age.

I had 3 of those, large, medium, and small. To this day I don't know what happened to the large and small. Still have the medium, which I use a lot. Then I found a large one for about $40. on facebook and snatched it up immediately. It is HUGE you could use it as your babies bath! LOL Due to its size I don't use it much but I love it anyhow. Jade is right - they are worth a small fortune.

I have many other things from mom & grandma. A lot of my own things from the 60's which some now call antiques... What?? they were new to me! They weren't antiques then and I still don't think of them as antiques...

 

[Badjak]

That's a good question...
When is something antique? What age?
I got a couple of pans from my parents that they got on their wedding day in 1957, but also some bits and bobs from my grandparents

 

[Andy M.]

That's a good question...
When is something antique? What age?
I got a couple of pans from my parents that they got on their wedding day in 1957, but also some bits and bobs from my grandparents

That depends . . .
Furniture and clocks are considered antique after 100 years. Cars after 50.

 

[Badjak]

And people?
Am I antique yet

 

[dragnlaw]

naw... I will consider myself an antique at 90. Will I make it?

Some days I hope - other days I say gahhhh get me outta here!