amylsacks' photos with the keyword: metalware

I want these so bad! I don't even care that we have no counter space for displaying them. I'd throw a special party just to show them off. From the October issue of Sunset magazine.

Always remember to put on your good white shirt and expensive velvet Capris before getting out the paints. Also, work gloves and safety masks are unpatriotic. From the July issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.

Even coffee was "college-educated" back then. Nowadays, you're lucky if your scone even finished High School. From the March issue of Family Circle magazine.

28 pages, and still not one doughnut picture. Sorry, Folks. Maybe when the Deluxe Expanded Edition comes out next year...

"If you paste this booklet in the back of your favorite cook-book, or keep it in your recipe file, it will always be handy for ready reference in case something 'goes wrong' with the coffee, or you should change to another type of coffee-maker." This booklet is actually on thick, fancy, textured paper. I bet the cookbooks were all fighting for the right to host it in their, er, "back room."

"Hills Bros. Coffee is packed in two grinds-- 'Regular Grind,' also 'Drip and Glass-Maker Grind.' Both are exactly the same coffee, differing only in the fineness of the grind... "...Many people have an impression that the more finely coffee is ground, the more cups can be made from a pound. "This might be true if strength were the only element desired. But a cup of good coffee also requires flavor and aroma ..." It does? Who knew?

"Dedicated to Perfection in the Brewing of Good Coffee." ...So your smokes won't get lonely.

Okay, unlike nearly everything else posted here, I actually do own some of this stuff. But I don't own the trivet in the upper right hand corner. Now I won't rest until it's mine, but not to cook with. I want it for a wall hanging. From the November issue of Sunset magazine.

I bet that "Sugared Coffee Toast" was good for clearing unwanted visitors out in a big hurry. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

Each of these lovely serving pieces also comes with a matching lighter and ashtray. Except the chafing dish, because it's already lit and doubles as an ash receptacle after all the "Diable" is consumed. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

No Chemex pot? [grumble] These are all going back to the department store tomorrow! From Good Housekeeping magazine.