Nahum (Nach) Waxman Collection of Food and Culinary Trade Cards

Collection — Box: unprocessed

Identifier: 8573

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)

Additional Description

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.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: RMC Staff
Date completed:: October 2018
EAD encoding:: RMC Staff, October 2018
Date modified:: Kristen Reichenbach, October 2018