It is believed that toast racks started to appear on the breakfast table in the 1780’s. This was in part because of the refinement of dining customs among the middle class. The purpose was to keep the slices of toast separate, allowing steam to escape …
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The first Toast Rack was invented around the 1770’s, although the exact date or manufacturer is not known. Most likely, it was an inventor who came up with the idea. Whatever the case, it was quickly copied and never patented which is why the actual …
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First recorded in the late 1770’s, toast racks first appeared on breakfast tables. As dining habits became more refined, toast racks became very popular and within a very short time, were seen in more and more homes. Thus, not only being utilitarian, they also became …
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The first pair of silver tapersticks were produced during the latter part of the 17th century. Tapersticks are small table candlesticks (generally 4 to 5 inches in height) designed to hold a wax taper which is a small thin tapered candle. Many tapersticks are miniature …
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Continuing our theme of forgotten articles, as well as a few others that have only been mentioned once or twice, we will focus on these today. We hope that you will find them interesting.