Archival Utensils

I've been shopping from Cornell library's Human Ecology Historical Photograph collection for new utensil sets. I love the elegant presentation and the grouping of tools by function. Each photograph reminds me of the first frame of an Eadweard Muybridge motion study. I'm waiting for a pair of hands to enter the frame and activate each items use value.

Camping dishes should be light, strong and effective

Strainers of all kinds from a wire basket for blanching to puree strainer for pulping.

Canning: Knives and sharpener, spoons and lifters, Funnels and ladles - all invaluable in preserving and pickling.

Camping: A hunting knife well-sheathed, the not-to-be-forgotten screw driver and pliers, a compass to guide you, with matches protected from the water and even the corkscrew.

Glass ovenware

Equipment - general

Cake and mold pans

Archival English Cookery

Those of us who cook at Archival Clothing love the classic Time Life series of world cookeries. I've cooked out of "The Cooking of Japan" for some time, and am hoping to soon start work on "Terrines, Pates and Galantines." But I was recently sidelined by "The Cooking of the British Isles," although I'm less interested in the food than in the context shots. American hunting clothing is wonderful, but there's still a place for a bespoke tweed shooting suit.


If any butchers read this, please consider reviving the stripey apron: