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Pre-owned / Vintage. Heavily used estate find with authentic age wear. Pages and clippings show heavy yellowing, edge wear, creases, and kitchen stains/spills consistent with decades of home cooking. Binder cover shows surface scuffs, ring wear, and edge splitting.Massive estate collection of vintage kitchen history packed into a classic 1970s black vinyl 3-ring binder featuring a bright orange and pink retro flower on the cover.
This curated estate lot weighs approximately 3 lbs 3.5 oz (3.22 lbs) total and contains an extensive, authentic assortment of mid-to-late 20th-century recipes:
Handwritten Family Recipes: Innumerable loose index cards, folded lined stationery, and scrap notes featuring classic handwritten dishes like "Very Rich Blueberry Pie," "Gordon's Russian Easter Pie," Crabmeat Dip, and holiday baking favorites.
Estate Ephemera & Provenance: Features personal notes, names, and dates spanning the 1970s–1990s (including "Auntie Jean – October 1978" and "From Betsy Peavy 8/77").
Published & Clipped Material: Includes vintage local/church guild cookbook pages (St. Teresa’s Guild / Church of the Advent), printed forewords, vintage newspaper and magazine recipe clippings (Good Housekeeping, local columns), and assorted kitchen ephemera.
A treasure trove for food historians, vintage bakers, junk journal crafters, or anyone who loves authentic retro kitchen nostalgia. Sold as found.