General Kitchen Necessities

From The Observatory
  • Covered garbage-pail
  • Waste-paper basket
  • Broom
  • Dust-pan and brush
  • Long-handled mop
  • Dish-towel rack
  • Roller-towel rack
  • 6 dish-towels
  • 2 roller-towels
  • 2 dish-cloths
  • 2 large dish-pans
  • Dish-mop
  • Metal dish-cloth
  • Wire dish-drainer
  • Soap-shaker
  • Sink-strainer
  • Soap-dish
  • 2 asbestos holders[1]
  • 2 asbestos mats
  • Bread-and-cake box
  • Scales
  • Can-opener
  • Corkscrew
  • Scissors
  • Large salt-shaker
  • Large pepper-shaker



Observatory Transcriber’s Note
  1. Asbestos is now known to be a carcinogen. It is no longer recommended to use in the kitchen and is included only as part of a historical document.
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Susanna Shanklin Browne (1880–1930) was the author of The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922).
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