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Friday
25th June 2004
Is Richard a domestic God? Yes!
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kitchen is full of hs collection |
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As
you may have guessed from the pictures I collect kitchenware! Most
of my collection dates from the end of the 19th century to the late
1960's. But I don't just collect it I actually use around 95% of it
on a regular basis. |
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BBC
Homes - What's it worth?
BBC
Antiques - Pottery and Porcelain
BBC
Antiques - Silver and Metalware
BBC Food
BBC
Norfolk - Patrick Anthony's guide to kitchen gadgets
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Antiques
Care.co.uk
The BBC is not responsible for the content
of external websites.
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| FACTS |
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Cleaning
of metal items including kitchenware, should be undertaken
with care.
Remove any dust with a soft brush.
Loosen ingrained dirt with luke-warm soft or distilled
water with a small amount of washing up liquid added.
Remove with a damp cloth and dry immediately with a
lint free cloth.
Never
use metal polish as this can damage the patina and reduce
the value of the piece.
Pieces can be waxed with a suitable polish or protective
agent but use sparingly and remove any wax residues.
From
BBC Antiques:
How to mend a knife
Sometimes the blade comes away from the handle of a
knife.
The material binding the two is called 'pitch'. When
the blade has come away only an inch or so, or in some cases
when the handle has come off completely, there may be enough
pitch to repair it.
Examine
the 'tang' (the part of the blade that goes into the 'pitch').
Is it intact?
What is it made of? It may be made of a base metal
such as iron.
You will probably need to heat the pitch. To do this
put the knife in a safe area near a heat source, perhaps near
a radiator or stove, so that it can slowly soften.
If it does soften then you may be able to ease the
blade back in.
Don't force it.
Don't use hot water to heat the knife as this can cause
the metal to rust.
You should not use the knife for preparing or eating
food after this kind of repair.
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"Kitchen" picture shows a very small part of my collection
housed in an old kitchen unit, probably from the 1930's. The
rest of the collection is on permanent display, and use, in
the kitchen and dining room and includes several hundred old
cookery books by authors such as Mrs De Salis, Mrs Beeton, Elizabeth
Craig, Elizabeth David, Phillip Harben (one of the earliest
TV chefs), etc and also a collection of recipe leaflets that
came from the manufacturers of Be-Ro flour, Stork margarine,
Trex and many others. There are also pie birds, 20-30 mincers,
marmalade choppers, jelly moulds, baking tins, sweet cases,
washing up brushes, timers etc, etc ............ |
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The
"Coconut Grater" is quite rare, and was probably
made around the mid-19th century. The serrated edges are used
to grate the inside of the coconut. It is one of my favourite
pieces in the collection.
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"Cona FB103" coffee machine came from the bric-a-brac
stall at a hospital fete and is useful for dinner parties as
it makes up to 1.5 pints of coffee at a time. |
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"Hawkins Tiffee" is from the early 1950's and was
used for boiling water for making tea or coffee. The "kettle"
is on a spring rocker mechanism, like a Teasmaid and when the
water boils it is expelled through the spout into the pot, and
a buzzer sounds! I think they were made in the Hastings or St
Leonards area. |
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The
"Sunbeam Mixmaster" is from 1957 and has it's original
attachments for blending, liquidising and juicing. I placed
an advert in the local paper for this after having seen one
in a book and deciding that I wanted one. The lady that I
bought it from was given it as a Christmas present in 1957,
I have the original receipt, but no longer used it. I've had
it for about 10 years now, I've acquired another one from
the early 1960's, and use it regularly.
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"Steamer Tower" was made by Swan and was made in the
1920's to 1930's. It is particurly useful when making Christmas
puddings as it can take 3 large or 6 small ones. |
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