Kitchen Collectibles

Do you have a rolling pin collection at home? When you travel to a foreign country is your favorite hangout the markets and kitchenware stores? Do you love looking at Julia Child's kitchen in the Smithsonian?

Here are a few books to help you identify what you have and give you ideas for collecting more. For additional books, browse the library catalog under the subject heading Kitchen utensils -- Catalogs, Kitchen utensils -- History and Kitchen utensils -- United States -- History

	Alexander, Brian S. Warman's Kitschy Kitchen Collectibles: Field Guide This guide covers can openers, cookie cutters, salt and pepper shakers, Rubbermaid, Tupperware, and more. TX656.A483 2005x
	Campbell, Susan Cooks' Tools: the Complete Manual of Kitchen Implements and How to Use Them This British book begins with a section on "hands" and then goes on to knives and other cutting tools, mashers, grinders, pots and pans, etc. You will find included here European tools unfamiliar to many Americans. TX656 .C348 1981x
	Cosentino, Geraldine and Regina Stewart Kitchenware This small well-illustrated book covers American utensils such as beaters and mixers, cabbage cutters, cherry pitters and apple parers, graters, juicers, mashers, rolling pins, toasters and more. TX656 .C67 (1977)
	International Cooks' Catalogue Although it is a bit heavy to take along with you on a trip to a foreign country, you might peruse it before you leave to check out what interesting tools you should be on the lookout for. Edited by James Beard. q TX656 .I57 (1977)
	The New Cooks' Catalogue: The Definitive Guide to Cooking Equipment Edited by Burt Wolf, Emily Aronson, and Florence Fabricant This is a thoroughly updated edition of the 1975 Cooks' Catalogue by James Beard. Primarily a catalog of recommended utensils it is also interesting and informative to read. Good for evaluating cookware at T.J. Maxx and Marshall's. q TX656.N49 2000
	Ragsdale, John G. Dutch Ovens Chronicled: Their Use in the United States If you are a fan of Lodge cast iron cookware, you might be interested in reading the history of the dutch oven in the U.S. TX657.K4 R34 1991
	Stoneback, Diane Kitchen Collectibles: The Essential Buyer's Guide If you've just begun to think about collecting kitchen gadgets, you might want to read this introduction which includes a history of American kitchens, collecting considerations, and resources for collectors. TX656 .S76 1994
	Weaver, William Woys America Eats: Forms of Edible Folk Art This book of traditional American folk recipes is illustrated with the utensils, tableware and cookware used in their creation. TX715 .W364 1989

Websites

Feeding America: The Museum Gallery of Objects
Check out these cooking implements available in the Michigan State University Museum's extensive collection of cooking utensils and kitchenware.

Fantes Kitchenware Shop
http://www.fantes.com/
This commercial site is from Fantes, a family cookware store located in the heart of Philadelphia's historic Italian Market since 1906. They specialize in utensils for the kitchen that may not readily be available elsewhere.