The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History

About this book

Loaded with labor and time-saving conveniences the Hoosier cabinet was among the earliest design innovations of the modern American kitchen. This culinary workstation allowed owners to maintain an efficient and clutter-free kitchen by centralizing utensils cookware tools and ingredients all the while providing a space in which to prepare the meals of the day. Bloomington-based cabinetmaker Nancy R. Hiller draws on her years of specialty cabinet making and thorough knowledge of interior design to deliver an entertaining beautiful and informative history of the Hoosier cabinetrevealing its influence on the development of the contemporary American home. Illustrated with original manufacturers advertisements and sales literaturesome of which is previously unpublishedas well as color and black-and-white photos this long-overdue book on an icon of the early 20th-century kitchen will be an invaluable resource to cabinetmakers antiques enthusiasts and homeowners planning a period-inspired kitchen.