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An electric kitchen (Sketched from one in operation) – Historic Reproduction

An electric kitchen (Sketched from one in operation), 1894 — antique engraving
An electric kitchen (Sketched from one in operation), 1894. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare antique engraving captures An electric kitchen (Sketched from one in operation) in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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An electric kitchen (Sketched from one in operation)

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An electric kitchen, as the title announces, is the subject of this 1894 engraving, which was sketched from a working installation rather than invented. It appeared on page 119 of volume 1 of *The Woman's Book*, a late-Victorian household guide that addressed women's domestic work, self-support, and education. Electric lighting and small motor-driven devices were still new in the 1890s, so a kitchen shown in operation spoke to a household future that many readers had only begun to imagine. The record's caption tracings place it under women, interiors, and electricity, a reminder of how closely these topics were linked in the period's reform writing.

Created / published1894
Medium1 print : engraving.
NotesIllus. in: The Woman's Book: Dealing practically with the Modern Conditions of Home-Life, Self-Support, Education, Opportunities, and Every-day Problems, 1894, vol. 1, p. 119. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women; Interiors; Electricity.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan942 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-158122

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