Nahum (Nach) Waxman Collection of Food and Culinary Trade Cards
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
This collection traces the history of food, cookery, agriculture, kitchen equipment, and more through hundreds of advertising trade cards from the second half of the 19th century.
Dates
- circa 1850-1900.
Creator
- Waxman, Nahum (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
In 1983 Nach Waxman opened the New York City book store Kitchen Arts & Letters, specializing in cookbooks, gastronomy, and food books and magazines from across the world.
Extent
3.5 cubic feet. (3.5 cubic feet)
Abstract
This collection traces the history of food, cookery, agriculture, kitchen equipment, and more through hundreds of advertising trade cards from the second half of the 19th century.
Arrangement
Physical arrangement by donor. Intellectually arranged in alphabetical order.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Agriculture
Series II. Baking
Series III. Baking: Flours and Milling
Series IV. Baking: Rising Agents
Series V. Beverages: Nonalcoholic
Series VI. Beverages: Fermented and Distilled
Series VII. Beverages: Coffee
Series VIII. Beverages: Tea
Series IX. Candy and Other Confections
Series X. Chocolate
Series XI. Condiments
Series XII. Dairy Products
Series XIII. Extracts (Nutritional)
Series XIV. Fats and Oils
Series XV. Fish and Seafood
Series XVI. Flavorings
Series XVII. Fruit and Fruit Products
Series XVIII. Gelatin and Gelatin Products
Series XIX. Grocery Stores I
Series XX. Household: Kitchen Equipment and Tableware
Series XXI. Household: Maintenance
Series XXII. Ice Cream
Series XXIII. Meat
Series XXIV. Mince Meat and Plum Pudding
Series XXV. Medicinals
Series XXVI. Preserves, Extracts, Dried Fruits, Juices, Syrups
Series XXVII. Restaurants
Series XXVIII. Scent
Series XXIX. Scrapbook of Assorted Trade Cards
Series XXX. Seed and Nut Foods
Series XXXI. Soup
Series XXXII. Starch
Series XXXIII. Stoves
Series XXXIV. Thurbers'
Series XXXV. Vegetable People
Series XXXVI. Water and Ice
Physical Description
Printed Materials.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- October 2018
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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