This 1970s Hallmark Bon Appetit! recipe box wears a garden of tiny radishes and vegetables, and it still holds its original index cards. A cheerful keeper for a cook's counter.
Maker: Hallmark
Materials: Metal tin
Dimensions: 3.75" tall x 5" long x 3" deep
Includes: Original alphabetical index divider cards
Origin: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Era: Vintage, 1970s
Condition: Very good vintage — tiny surface scratches, mostly on the bottom, consistent with age and use. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
Tiny radishes adorn the entire box, and a band of vegetables — lettuce, carrots, celery and more — wraps around three sides. The hinged lid opens to store your recipe cards, and the original alphabetical dividers are still inside.
A natural fit for a retro kitchen display, a collector of kitchen and promotional pieces, or as a gift for the cook who still keeps recipes on cards.
Hallmark grew from a postcard business Joyce C. Hall started in Kansas City in 1910 at the age of 18. Operating as Hall Brothers, the company began printing the Hallmark name on the back of its cards in 1928, a nod to the mark London goldsmiths stamped on their work as a guarantee of quality, and made it the official company name in 1954. Still family-owned and based in Kansas City, Hallmark expanded well beyond greeting cards into giftware and household pieces like this Bon Appetit recipe box from the 1970s.
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