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Atomic Kitchen: Gadgets and Inventions for Yesterday's Cook
by Brian Alexander
Atomic Kitchen: Gadgets and Inventions for Yesterday's Cook
Today’s kitchens are equipped with Foreman Grills and smoothie makers. 50 years ago they were equipped with Cookie Guns and Weenie Wheels. Kitchen and cooking accessories have been a hot commodity since post WWII. The advent of refrigeration, plastics, and chopping motion led the way to new-fangled kitchen products and inventions.
There was a time when customized meat forks and devices with specialized slicing action were the marks of a well-equipped kitchen. Conscious cooks in the1950s equipped their drawers and cupboards with the latest and greatest doohickeys, thingamajigs, and must-have products.
Atomic Kitchen presents a gallery of gadgets, features, and cooking devices that appeared and, in some cases, disappeared during the creative cooking of the 1950s. Accompanied by vibrant, original packaging and vintage advertisements, you’ll marvel at the ingenuity of the minds that brought you the Saucy Stovetop Butter Melter, Chop-o-Matic, and much more.
The kitchen gadget heyday was also a marketing and advertising heyday — and women were the target market. Each new product was sure to make the housewife’s kitchen duties so much more efficient and pleasurable. The purchase of one of these “must have” products was sure to ensure a sparkling kitchen, beautifully prepared food, and the envy of the neighborhood.
Features:
Hundreds of photos of kitchen gadgets from postwar era.
About the Author: BRIAN ALEXANDER experienced the 1950s firsthand as a small boy. He has been an avid collector since he set out to decorate his home during the 1990s in the style of the 1950s. He has a Masters degree in Architecture and is the author of Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles (Krause Publications). Brian grew up in Michigan City , Indiana , and currently resides in Evanston , Illinois.
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