Household Conveniences

And How to Make Them

This complete guide, first published in 1884, presents over a hundred devices whose aim was to lighten the load for overworked house keepers, both inside and outside the home. As such, it offers an amazing picture of everyday home life in the late 19th century. Even more amazing, though, is how relevant and useful many of these devices continue to be today. With chapters on the kitchen, the cellar, the sitting room, and the sewing room, among others, the reader is introduced to such procedures as canning fruit and vegetables, easy handwashing of clothes, and the making of soap, as well as such quirky tools as the foot scraper and the clothesline elevator.

240 pages. 4-1/2 x 7. Fully illustrated in B&W. Soft cover. $12.95. (2001)
ISBN 1585743747