Meeker's www.patented-antiques.com antique kitchen tools, kitchen antiques, patent models and salesman samples

The Americana and Country Kitchen antiques and collectibles found on this page cover a broad range both in vintage and uses. We use to deal extensively in Kitchen Antiques and related paraphernalia before branching out and dealing in and collecting many other kinds of early patented and mechanical devices.

Over the years our focus has broadened as the supply of the neat early stuff we first came to love has all but disappeared from the market. In order to stay relevant we moved the time line up a bit and our interests broadened to include things like patented ice cream scoops, odd can openers, corkscrews as well as vintage or antique toasters.

We drew the line at such things as Tupperware, Fire King, and later plastic "Kitchen Chic" which now seem to be the rage and currently popular and active categories of Kitchen collectibles to seek and collect.

Basically we are dinosaurs stuck in the past and hope to help a few others left like us buy or sell the "good old stuff"!

Individual titles below that are highlighted in yellow are Select New Additions or Special Gift Ideas. Be sure to take a look!!

Click any of the titles below for the description, price and a couple pictures

Please Note: Pieces listed in Green do not have a link or pictures, but are offered for sale with a price on this page.

Kitchen Primitives / Patented Americana

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19th Century Patented Sugar Devil
Clockwork Twisting Rotisserie by Salter
Wooden Herb Dryer
Misc Stoneware Crocks & Jars
Pabst Patented Folding Corkscrew
Early Wood Handle Patented Knife Sharpener
Metal & Wood Patented Lever Action Can Opener
Patented Combination Can Opener / Knife Sharpener

Patented Egg Beaters / Churns / Mixers
& More Egg Related

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The race to design, invent and introduce the best eggbeater available began before the Civil War and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and continued to a somewhat lesser degree into the first quarter of the 20th Century.

Eggbeater design was considered a science, promoted as such in the marketing strategy, and some very important considerations went into their design and manufacture. The incredible variety of and the wonderful innovations that were incorporated in the designs and different unique inventions from this period are simply astounding, and the entire mixed-up story of the antique eggbeater has been best told by Don Thornton in his exhaustive work The Eggbeater Chronicles. I am still using a fork to mix up and eat my eggs.

Dazey 2 qt. Round Logo Churn
Universal #15 Butter Churn Mixer
#1 Smallest Size Jaquette Eggbeater
1st Edition Eggbeater Book by Don Thornton
The Perfect Patented Egg Cutting Guide
Oakes Egg Scale

Antique
Apple Peelers / Pitters & Seeders

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"The Coy" Early & Primitive Patented Apple Parer / Sectioner & Corer
Rival #2 Commercial Apple Parer
Lathe type Potato Chip Maker
"Star" Clamp on Raisin Seeder
Another Smaller Patented Clamp on Raisin Seeder

Cast Iron Cookware / Iron Heaters & Accessories

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2 Early Footed Bail Handle Cast Iron Pots
Early Cast Iron 8 Quart Stove Kettle
Favorite Piqua Ware #9 Cast Iron Pan Lid
Circular Sad Iron Heating Plates
Round Covered Sad Iron Heater
Harper Patent Sad Iron Heater

Early Electric Toasters

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2nd Model Floral Decorated General Electric D-12 Toaster
1st Model General Electric D-12 Toaster
Westinghouse Turnover w/ early Plug
Universal Swinger Electric Toaster
Universal Flip-down Electric Toaster
Universal Dropper Electric Toaster
Toastmaster Single Slice Electric Toaster
Simplex Black Enamel Base Toaster
Universal #9421 Brass Toaster
Universal #947 Electric Toaster

Laundry & Cleaning
Related Antiques

We are offering many antique and collectible irons and laundry related antiques originating from three great iron collections---one that focused on small and child-size irons, another that includes a wide array of unusual antique pressing irons and antique laundry / washing collectibles, and antique irons from another collection that got so large it had to be pared down and refocused.

We are delighted to be able to offer you select irons and related laundry antiques from these collections. There are pieces included that have been off the market for 25-40 years, and are the sort of things you just do not have the opportunity to find or buy anymore. We are happy to be able to participate in disbursing them for our consigners and find them new homes in collections where they can again be admired and appreciated.

The antiques found on this page will mostly relate to the tasks related to laundry and washing that was usually performed on Monday. There will be full size washers, plungers, agitators, pounders, dryers, racks and a host of related cleaning devices designed to help take the drudgery out of the Monday / Laundry day chores women of yesteryear use to endure. There will also be a large amount of related NOS soap boxes starch boxes and related type advertising which will be found on the General Store page.

Laundry Wash Boards / Scrub Boards

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"The Hubbard" Roller Wash Board / Scrub Board
Primitive Cast Iron Washboard
Miniature Metal Wash Board
Aluminum w/ Advertising Washboard
Primitive All Wood Washboard
Blue Granite Wash Boards / Scrub Boards
The Wildest Looking Plunger Washer You Will Ever See
An Assortment of Antique Laundry Pounders and Agitators
Early Patented Plunger Washers
"The Household" Laundry Wringer / Mangle

European & Scandinavian
Antique Mangle Boards / Smoothing Boards

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2 Wooden Scandinavian Mangle Boards
Figural Horse Smoothing Board & Roller
Two Handed Large Smoothing / Mangle Board
Dated 1822 Smoothing Board & Roller
Primitive Mangle or Smoothing Board
4 Mangles or Smoothing Boards

Vintage
Laundry Related Antiques
Laundry Soaps /Powders /Starches /
Hangers / Clothes Pins / Racks & More

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Wooden Wash Tub & Stand Toy Laundry Set
A.C. Gilbert "LaVelle" Child's Laundry Set
An Assortment of Folding & Wire Antique Clothes Hangers
Unusual Antique Mechanical Clothespins
Wooden Wall Hanging Folding Vintage Laundry Rack
Selection of Soaps, Starches & Washing Aids NOS and in Original Packaging
Glass Iron Shaped Butter Dishes---clear, blue and green
Carved Wooden Belt Buckle of an Iron

Antique & Vintage
Vacuums Cleaners / Carpet tools

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The "Success" Early Red Patented Pump Vacuum
The "Doty" Bellows Style Vacuum
The "Victor" Blue Pump Vacuum
The "Home" Pump Vacuum
A Selection of Rug Beaters
Patented Carpet Stretcher
Patented Water Powered Scrub Brush
2 Vintage Feather Dusters
Unusual Mop w/ Wringer for Pail NOS

**** We Sell Antiques! ****

We want to Help you Sell Your quality Antiques

If you have a single antique, or a collection of antiques to sell please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com giving us your PHONE NUMBER and other contact info and we will get back to you ASAP.

To view examples of the types of antiques and collectibles we have previously sold and are always interested in helping you sell please visit our Past Sales Archive Pages at our sister website www.AntiqBuyer.com.

Please see our FAQ page, the Appraisal / Selling Page and the Selling Your Collection Pages for further info.

Thanks!!

Larry & Carole