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~ Brian Alexander (Author) "The diverse area of kitchenware/household objects offers a world of collecting opportunities..." (more)
Key Phrases: wood center section, kitchen collectibles, wall can opener, New York, Los Angeles, Mirro Aluminum (more...)
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A "collectors" place is now in the kitchen! Readers will experience an enjoyable visual view of the kitchen, with this full-color, generously illustrated book highlighting postwar collectible kitchen gadgets, plastic house wares, accessories, and much more.

This impressive identification and price guide features more than 1,200 color photographs of vintage advertisements and magazine covers. For collectors who want to value their collection, it also contains listings and prices for 2,200 kitchen and food preparation items, such as utensils, mixers, pans, molds, juicers, shredders, slicers, can openers, and more. Dealers, decorators, designers, and historians alike will appreciate all this rich and entertaining guide has to offer.

* Over 1,200 color photographs of vintage advertisements and magazine covers offer an enjoyable visual view of kitchen collectibles * Includes listings and prices for 2,200 postwar gadgets

About the Author

In the 1990s Brian S. Alexander set out to redecorate his home in a style that closely mimics the 1950s, exposing himself to all types of kitchen gadgets and household items of the period. His interests as a collector took him to numerous antique malls, shops, flea markets, shows, and on more than a few Internet excursions. As Brian's collections grew, he thought someday he might write a book on the subject, and in 2001 he signed up with a motivational program focusing on long put off ?someday projects? Through the Chicago Tribune. He presently works as an architect in Gurnee, Illinois and has homes in Evanston, Illinois and Michigan City, Indiana.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Krause Publications (September 5, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873496884
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873496889
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #651,472 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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wood center section, kitchen collectibles, wall can opener, styrene plastic, donut maker, chrome top, ice crusher, blister card, chromed metal, lid lifter, flour sifter, ice cup, food chopper, cake decorator, stainless steel blades, plastic handle
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New York, Los Angeles, Mirro Aluminum, Cake Cover, Aunt Jemima, Saturday Evening Post, Rival Mfg, Kansas City, Columbus Plastic Products, Good Housekeeping, Cake Pan Set, General Electric, Kitchen Tool Set, Bake King, Egg Slicer, Popeil Bros, West Bend, Chicago Metallic Mfg, Ekco Rolling Pin, House Furnishing Review, Pepper Set, Cookie Cutter Wheel, Ekcoline Kitchen Tools, Lever Brothers, Pastry Press
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Book!, October 13, 2003
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Excuse the enthusiasm, but Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles is an amazing book. It's accurate, informative and beautiful. And on top of that, it's a hoot. Filled with more than 1,000 full-color pictures of kitchen gadgets of all kinds, the book is part identification guide, part price guide and part stroll down memory lane. Covering Post World War II kitchen ware, the book includes hundreds of period magazine advertisements, helping to put the collectibles in context. Visually, it's brilliant. Some of the pictures are small but that's only because there are so many included. You don't have to be a collector to enjoy this book. But if you are, you'll find the book handier than an Ecko egg beater. Buy it. Read it. Enjoy.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Warning--this is the same as the Warmans Kitschy Kitchen Collectibles Field Guide, June 8, 2006
I just recieved Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles and was quite disappointed to find out that it is exactly the same graphics and photographs as contained in the Warmans Kitschy Kitchen Collectibles Field Guide, just in larger format. I saw they were by the same author, but didn't think they'd be exactly the same inside!
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5.0 out of 5 stars My ma had one of those, January 7, 2008
What a delightful slice of Americana. I'm interested in mid-century America especially suburban living and this book captures a little bit of this so well. Look through the pages and it's clear that the author (and publisher) have taken some editorial effort to produce an interesting book. I was particularly pleased to see that this is not the usual dull looking, badly designed collectors book, full of amateur snaps of objects sitting on a table with several presented on the page as square photos.

The thirty-eight chapters probably include every popular kitchen gadget available at the time (all nicely presented as cutouts though missing light grey shadow effect that really would have completed each image) but nicely there are included period magazine covers, ads, pages from manufactures brochures and other graphics. Another thing I liked about the book is the addition of the packaging the utensils came in showing the design and typography, predictably lacking in any graphic design but showing vibrant colors and in fact anything to catch the housewife's eye while on the store shelf.

An ideal book for collectors and because of the way it has been editorially produced it will have instant nostalgia appeal and interest anyone who wants to know how folks lived a few decades ago.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best kitchen collectibles book I have found
Another five-star rating! This book is beautiful and a joy to browse through. But it is much more than eye-candy. Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. Low

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fabulous
I love this book, I have a tendency to collect kitchen gadgets, not on purpose, but just can't help it. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pat

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiffy Kitchen Collectables.
For those of you who were born in the '30's or '40's, this book will bring back memories of the items in your Mom's or Grandma's kitchen. Read more
Published 9 months ago by MARY J. ROGERS-JONES

5.0 out of 5 stars A walk down memory lane
What a great book. Loads of pix of the way things used to be. How many of these items do you remember in your grandma's kitchen? Read more
Published on December 23, 2007 by Old time nana

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles - fun to read and own
I have enjoyed this book very much. It is very informative. I own lots of kitchen collectibles, but was not sure of their use. Now I know. Read more
Published on September 30, 2007 by Lily D. Howden

5.0 out of 5 stars Anne
This book is great. There are so many kitchen items featured that it is amazing. It has been really helpful for me.
Published on November 10, 2006 by A. Gibbons

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