Entitled "Egypte. Chasse au Crocodile," illustrated trade card depicts men hunting a crocodile in the Egyptian wilderness. The imagery could be referencing European adventurer Sir Henry Morton Stanley's 1887 visit to…

The illustrated first volume of The Baker's Book, providing a comprehensive discussion of baking knowledge. Intended to be "every baker's hand book," the series describes the global history and significance of baked…

Written by Charles Ainsworth Mitchell (1867-1948), a British chemist who specialized in the microscopic and chemical study of handwriting for forensic analysis, Flesh Foods summarizes the various contemporary…

Work containing a series of recipes for a variety of non-alcoholic beverages including aerated and mineral waters, dry fruit sodas, and non-excisable cordials using W. J. Bush & Co. brand flavors and syrups. W. J. Bush…

Comprehensive book on the ice industry with content and illustrations on the harvesting, cutting and storing of ice; ice house construction; handling, transport and marketing of ice; the use of ice in refrigeration; ice…

Price lists and manufacturing information for mineral water and lemonade flavoring essences from the Erste Bremer Dampffabrik äth. Öle und Essenzen Schädlich & Jakob company, Bremen. Includes a description of each…

Published by Rumford Chemical Works, this almanac features advertisements for Professor Horsford's baking powder and acid phosphate along with other products manufactured by Rumford Chemical Works. Also includes…

This reprint is Dr. Thomas Taylor's reply to the magazine "Science" relating to his heavily disputed method of analyzing fats for adulteration. Dr. Thomas (1820-1910) was appointed in 1871 Microscopist to the United…

Eighteen illustrations of various fats under a microscope. Some examples are under polarized light. Dr. Taylor was trying to create a method of analyzing different fat types to be able to judge purity of food against…

Pocket-sized cookbook features recipes using Horsford baking powder including recipes for biscuits, rolls, muffins and short cakes.

This cookbook produced by J.W. Colton was possibly distributed at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition given it is entitled "Centennial Cook Book" and features an illustration of the medal awarded to J.W. Colton for fruit…

Chapters cover food types commonly adulterated through the use of additives, with some additives being non-food items such as plaster of Paris, lead and brick dust. End of book features plate illustrations of common…

Color plate depicts the nitrogenized and sulphurized principles of food. The elements of nutrition, including their source and composition, are illustrated.

This plate comes from the Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry…

Color plate illustrates the ternary or non-nitrogenized principles of food. The source and composition of the elements of respiration and calorification are represented. Includes vegetable acids, sugars and starches as…

A notebook containing handwritten references to various recipes and uses for ingredients. The first page includes an advertisement for The Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical: Embracing Its Application…

The title page is digitized from the fourth edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the nineteenth…

The cover and title page are digitized from the first edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the…

As described on accompanying pages listed next to the illustrations, this plate illustrates various substances under magnification. Includes vinegar salts (figure I), salt after adding vinegar to crab eyes (figure II),…

This manuscript is a diverse and well-organized recipe collection with more than 520 different recipes on topics ranging from alchemy and medicine to solutions for simple household problems such as fleas. A direct…

From the Beckman Historical Collection, this unidentified photograph may have been taken at a company event at Beckman Instruments, Inc.