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The Hearth and Kitchen by Enid Porter

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

Line drawing of a kettle on a booklet cover titled The Hearth and the Kitchen, published by the Cambridge and County Museum.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A document displaying black printed text on a light background, describing kitchen exhibits and requests for museum donations.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A document showing the title page for a 1971 museum booklet by Enid M. Porter about the history of the hearth and kitchen.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A printed book page showing the heading Foreword followed by two paragraphs of text describing the history of cooking methods.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

Printed page four from a book, featuring text titled Hearths and Fireplaces describing the historical development of fireplaces.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

Line drawing showing kitchen hearth equipment including a basket spit, a dated fire back, an adjustable grate, and a jack.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A page of black text titled Implements of the Hearth describing historical roasting and boiling equipment used for cooking.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

Line drawing of historical kitchen implements, including a spit, bottle jack, chimney crane, gridirons, and a metal toaster.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A page of printed text titled 8, describing historical kitchen equipment including chimney cranes, gridirons, and toasters.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A line drawing displaying ten labeled antique kitchen tools, including trivets, a plate warmer, and various iron utensils.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A document page with black printed text about historical kitchen equipment, numbered ten at the bottom.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A printed page of historical text describing various kitchen implements like baking sheets, wafer irons, and salamanders.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A page of printed text titled Cooking Utensils describing the historical use of various metal and earthenware kitchen pots.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A line drawing displaying seven numbered kitchen utensils including a wafer iron, cauldron, skillet, and beer warmer.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A section of printed text describing kitchen moulds, featuring references to a beer warmer, earthenware, and wooden moulds.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

Line drawing showing numbered antique kitchen tools, including a mortar and pestle, jelly mould, dough trough, and choppers.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A page of printed text titled The Preparation of Food, numbered 16 at the bottom, describing various historical kitchen tools.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

Line drawing of numbered kitchen utensils including a dough scraper, bread rasp, lemon squeezers, custard ring, and pot.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

A printed page of text titled Table Ware, describing various historical kitchen utensils and serving vessels.

The Hearth and the Kitchen by Enid Porter

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