Vintage Green Metal Recipe Box Full Handwritten Recipes Newspaper Clippings Family Cook Collection Detroit

This vintage green metal recipe box comes packed full of one family cook's handwritten recipe cards, Detroit newspaper clippings, and pamphlets gathered over many years. The box is full and the lid hinges and closes, with scratches, scuffs, and a paint loss spot on the front, and toning, stains, and tears on many cards and clippings, all shown in the photos. The recipes are written in many different hands: Strawberry Shortcake, Cheesecake, a glazed Ham, Banana Cake, and Broccoli Puff on Buick notepaper. Clippings include a Yuletide cookie column from the Detroit paper's Office of Prudence Penny, Home Economics Expert, with Filled Christmas Cookies, plus Cran-Raspberry Butter Bars, a Seven Layer recipe, a CowBelles beef recipe notice, old grocery coupons, and a Roasting Instructions and Recipes booklet tucked inside the lid. Details Item: Recipe box with recipe collection Item Type: Hinged metal recipe box Era: Likely 1950s to 1990s Materials: Painted metal box with hinged lid Color: Green Maker and Mark: Not confirmed from photos Pattern or Model: Not confirmed from photos Style: Mid century kitchen Dimensions: About 7 in. by 5 in. by 4 in. Special Features: Handwritten recipes, Detroit newspaper clippings, pamphlets, grocery coupons Condition Grade: Good Positives Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named below. Box packed full Many different handwritings and recipes Lid hinges and closes Issues / Wear Scratches and scuffs on the paint, with a paint loss spot on the front Toning, stains, tears, and frayed edges on many clippings and cards Roasting booklet has a torn top edge and a small spot Find more like this in our Vintage Recipe Boxes Unique Estate Kitchen Finds collection. If you collect handwritten recipes, this Detroit area box holds decades of one family cook's real kitchen. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.