Kitchenalia

[HeyItsSara]

 

[HeyItsSara]

I figured out how to attach an image - looking forward to sending someone home with just a wee bit of leftovers on Thanksgiving. HHAHHHH

I guess I should write the text then add the picture?)

 

[dragnlaw]

Top paring knife got for my first kitchen 1964
Middle one was my mom's - says Geneva Forge, USA
Bottom got about a year ago at an Antiques market because it also reminded me of one mom had.

 

[Badjak]

I figured out how to attach an image - looking forward to sending someone home with just a wee bit of leftovers on Thanksgiving. HHAHHHH

I guess I should write the text then add the picture?)

Doesn't really matter.
I write a bit of text, then relevant pic, then more text if and when.

With attach file, add pic, then inside text, where you want it, press on "insert", choose size and thats it.

If you use the pic thingy to insert, then get cursor in the right place in your text first.

At least thats how it works for me with firefox on android

 

[Badjak]

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Top paring knife got for my first kitchen 1964
Middle one was my mom's - says Geneva Forge, USA
Bottom got about a year ago at an Antiques market because it also reminded me of one mom had.

Mom's has been used and sharpened on stone a number of times

 

[Andy M.]

And people?
Am I antique yet

It all depends. If you fall down and people laugh at you, you're not an antique. If you fall down and people rush to help and dial 911, you're an antique.

 

[dragnlaw]

and what's it mean if you fall down, people look at you and then just push your wine closer to you?

 

[Jade Emperor]

Yes, the line is often blurred if you want to draw it between antique and vintage. But the 100 year rule is probably close enough. So right now, items manufactured before 1925 or so are antique, after that they are vintage until you get to about ~40 years ago which are labeled modern

 

[Andy M.]

and what's it mean if you fall down, people look at you and then just push your wine closer to you?

It means you fall down too often while drinking.wine.

 

[Jade Emperor]

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Interesting first pic to post…

 

[Badjak]

It all depends. If you fall down and people laugh at you, you're not an antique. If you fall down and people rush to help and dial 911, you're an antique.

Now what if there is no cell phone connection

 

[Andy M.]

Now what if there is no cell phone connection

Send Lassie for help.

 

[dragnlaw]

Box is in very good condition. Temperatures given haven't changed and the Warranty is written on the back of the little card. All the instructions for use are on the paper fold out. (mom's)

As you can see from the 50₵ sign, my sister tried to put it in a garage sale until I bopped her one and snatched it up. I used to use them a lot.

Mom's kitchen shears, many a chicken lost their feet to this torture device.

 

[Jade Emperor]

50c? No! The world is a better place for you saving that wonderful piece.
The box and instructions alone are worth $10-15. If you were to do a job lot on the frying guide and the KitchenAid thermometer, you would be looking at ~$30-40. Maybe more to the right buyer.
The shears are probably better off staying with you for the memories - you might cry at the amount you would be offered.

 

[dragnlaw]

The don't really work as well as they used to. I did use the shears up until about 4 years ago, started noticing the didn't crunch thru chicken like they used to. Maybe just need sharpening, but rarely cut up chicken anymore so not worth a professionals' fees.

 

[Jade Emperor]

They’re probably better off just being kept as a warm memory. I always say that collecting is all about the feelings.
I remember a lot of people coming through the thrift shop after one magazine published a story about the astronomical prices being paid for rare Beanie Babies. They were all wanting to get into the collectors community so they would become multi millionaires. I laughed and told more than one person that it would not happen. The rare, extremely expensive Beanies are exactly that - rare. The ones that are found at thrift are usually worth a few dollars and not much more.
Collect what brings you happiness, don’t focus too much on value.
Most kitchenalia is worth a few bucks, very expensive items aren’t really in this segment of the market.

 

[Jade Emperor]

Picked this up at thrift for about $5. It’s not vintage. It’s a solid stainless steel barrel and roll-through handle.
This beast is big and HEAVY! It’s certainly my go to if anyone were to try breaking into my home!
It is my only rolling pin and it lives in the fridge. Due to the materials, it gets very cold, which is what you want when working with pastry and pastas etc.

 

[dragnlaw]

I rarely if ever keep anything for its value. They are all nostalgic to me. My ex was a terrible hoarder. "It's going to be worth money one day!" was his favourite quip. I kept telling him "It is worth something only if somebody wants it."

Not beanie babies - what were the rag dolls with the big heads that were all the rage in the ummm 80's? SIL had a couple of the first original ones and some other mechanical tin toy, purportedly worth $1500 each. Have no idea what she did with them. Told her too, strike while the iron is hot because in a little while no one will want them again.

 

[Steve Kroll]

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.

The truth is, I'm not much of a collector anymore. Over the last 10 years, I have been doing exactly the opposite and trying to declutter my entire house.

When my parents passed away, it was left to my brother and I to pack up their townhouse and figure out what to do with their belongings. They had boxes and boxes of things that they never bothered to unpack when they moved in. Dishes, clothes, photographs, etc. I'll never understand why they kept most of those things.

My brother and I sifted through a few boxes and kept some things, but in the end we made a couple of trips to the landfill and that's where a lot of stuff ended up. I am trying to prevent my family from having to do the same thing.

The one thing I will admit to collecting is spices. I've got a whole cupboard dedicated to different seasonings and what not.

I'm sure my daughter will curse me some day and wonder what in the hell anyone does with fenugreek leaves.

 

[Jade Emperor]

She can donate fenugreek to a bodybuilder