Life preserver. John Weik's (Philadelphia) Kochbuecher [cookbooks] ... Alle fünf Bücher hier zu haben / invented and drawn on stone by J. Nissle ; Herline & Co. lith., Philada. – Historic Print
![Life preserver. John Weik's (Philadelphia) Kochbuecher [cookbooks] ... Alle fünf Bücher hier zu haben / invented and drawn on stone by J. Nissle ; Herline & Co. lith., Philada., c1856. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c9/c910399378f6-L.webp)
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Life preserver. John Weik's (Philadelphia) Kochbuecher [cookbooks] ... Alle fünf Bücher hier zu haben / invented and drawn on stone by J. Nissle ; Herline & Co. lith., Philada. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Life preserver. John Weik's (Philadelphia) Kochbuecher [cookbooks] ... Alle fünf Bücher hier zu haben / invented and drawn on stone by J. Nissle ; Herline & Co. lith., Philada.
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Titled "Life preserver," this lithograph from around 1856 casts a German-language cookbook as a rescue for the housewife, and its caption announces that all five of John Weik's Kochbücher are available here. Philadelphia's large German-speaking community made such books practical aids for cooking familiar dishes in a new country. Drawn on stone by J. Nissle and printed by Herline & Co., the advertisement shows how lithography was used for eye-catching commercial display in the 1850s.
| Created / published | c1856. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1850-1860.Lithographs 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Copyright by J. Weik. |
| Subjects | German Americans--Domestic life--1850-1860. Cookery--1850-1860. Eating & drinking--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,445 × 1,152 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217793 |
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