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gregs_lil_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
219 Posts
birdi
hartford
me
USA
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 Posted - Nov 10 2006 : 04:43:25 AM
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I am having some serious hoosier dreams, and it was nice to hear that others share this as well. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any. I guess I am just putting this on my wish list for someday. I look to the flea markets and rummage sales regularly. I have seen many in the antique shops but I want something loved and worn. My perfect hoosier would have a sifter in it.
Well, a girl can dream. And being newly farmgirled, I am creating the perfect little country kitchen. I,ve been in the kitchen pages...OH my!! You girls have some beautiful kitchens. 
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
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Posted - Nov 10 2006 : 9:58:43 PM
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Hi Birdi,
OK, I'm stumped - what is a hoosier? I've heard of the Hoosier state, thanks to Tiffany, but not sure what a hoosier is regarding kitchens! Maybe it is called something different here.
Whatever it is, hope you find one - I am always on the lookout for old kitchenalia, but that can be used, not just displayed.
Good luck with the search!
Jayne
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Nov 10 2006 : 10:55:29 PM
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I dream of having one some day too..they are just so ...so...fabulous!!!! My best friend in Calif has one that is a smallish version..white with red trim...cute cute cute!! Still has the sifter and all the other features...must have been the single gal or apartment size version.
That first link on your post, Clare..is my dream hoosier for sure!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 11 2006 : 01:14:04 AM
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Picture #3 is almost my hoosier. I don't have the sifter, but just a smalldoor on top where the sifter is in that pic. Next to the small doo is a double door, as shown. The part just below that has side to side roll doors (like a roll top desk, but sideways)What I love best is that the counter top pulls out when I need more space.It has the original hardware and some of the spice jars inside. Mine was given to me by a friend's ex-wife (she wasn't ex at the time)...her last words to me were "keep the hoosier"; so I did. Keep dreaming. It could happen!
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2006 : 09:23:41 AM
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I love Hoosiers. Someday when we redo the kitchen I will work it into the desing and budget to have one. They are the coolest things. Hard to find old ones here, can find good reproductions, which I might have to accept as my only choice when it comes to getting one. It would be a great addition to our house (90+ years old)and help make a new kitchen more authentic. Ahh, someday.
Anne in Portland
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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gregs_lil_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
219 Posts
birdi
hartford
me
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2006 : 10:26:00 AM
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Thank you Clare....thank you, thank you for the pictures. My fella says he thinks he can build me one with the right pics...and you just provided us with them. So very cool.
Closer to my hoosier reality.
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JenniferJuniper
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Jennifer
New Hampshire
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2006 : 4:54:10 PM
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| My mother found an old, beat-up, enameled metal hoosier for $20 at a flea market. My uncle refinished & repainted it for her, now it's just beautiful, the centerpiece of the kitchen. The family joke is that she will never have such good bargain-hunting karma again (ha). |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2006 : 7:29:10 PM
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These look so wonderful. The only one I've seen in "real life" is at my friend Sue's place - she's this fabulous baker who bakes truly for the fun of it. Her creations are amazing. Anyway, so is her hoosier. I would absolutely love one. Wouldn't it be great to have all of our baking "stuff" in one place? I think I would bake much more often with it. Maybe I can re-organize some cupboards in the kitchen to do a similar job...
Birdi - if your guy comes up with a hoosier-like thing that you love, do you think he'd be willing to share the instructions/plans with us? I'd sure like one, too!!!
XOXO, Libbie
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
805 Posts |
Posted - Nov 12 2006 : 11:29:43 PM
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Thanks Clare for the pictures - I am printing them out to put in my kitchen file, so hubby can copy them one day! What a fantastic idea - I have never seen anything like them - and I am always looking at antiques - so I don't think there is anything equivalent in Australia. Maybe I can have the first!!
Birdi, good luck with the building of your hoosier - you'll have to post some pics when it is done!
Best wishes,
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Norskema
True Blue Farmgirl
98 Posts
Candace
Central Indiana Area
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2006 : 4:34:24 PM
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I love my Hoosier. It isn't the fancy kind. I have an enameled work surface that pulls out like a drawer to give you more work space. My current kitchen doesn't have space for it so the kids kept school supplies in it for several years. When we move out the the farm, I'm hoping there is the perfect spot.
Every way of a man seems right to himself but the Lord is the tester of hearts. Proverbs 21:2 |
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
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Posted - Nov 16 2006 : 07:26:40 AM
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Hey Birdi
Well, you and I are kindred spirits!! I too would LOVE to have a Hoosier. I have seen some at Auctions, found the "perfect" one a few months ago at a \n auction, had the sifter, enamel top, and even a few of the original glass jars. I couldn't be there to bid, but my husband went foe me. He bid up to $750, but budget would not allow him to go any higher. One day......we will have one....!
mellaisbella "I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Nov 16 2006 : 12:07:06 PM
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Yes, me too! I have always wanted a hoosier. Just looking at one takes my mind immediately back to my grandmother's farmhouse kitchen. I can't believe the prices on them these days. I wish I had bought one 25 years ago when I first started admiring them. Five or so years ago for my birthday, my husband gave me a "coupon" for a hoosier since he didn't feel like he could pick one out for me at the antiques store. I still haven't cashed that "coupon"....can't spend the bucks it would take!
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
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gregs_lil_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
219 Posts
birdi
hartford
me
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2006 : 4:13:36 PM
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Good luck Melanie. I have shuffled around all of the antiques store around, have seen many. They are not touchable for sure. The prices are ridiculous and the peice is a work of art. The antique ppl would prob have haeart attacks if they knew i was going to use it to bake with and stuff. I hope you get yours also. And Rebekah, exactly the time it takes me back to as well. I rented an apartment 20 yrs ago with one and loved it then. I cleaned it all up and tried to buy it when i moved out...Alas!!! I am still hoosierless...hahaha
It will probably be a while for mine to get built..there are so many things we need to get done to get the farm up and fully functional. I will be sure to share the plans with all you gals when we do.
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 18 2006 : 07:08:39 AM
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I forgot to mention that the Lehman's catalog used to (and still may) carry reproduction Hoosiers and replacement hardware. You all could check there too...as I recall they weren't cheap.
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Nov 18 2006 : 07:37:32 AM
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Don't forget www.vandykes.com they have repro Hoosier kits and accessories, though pricey also.
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Edited by - bramble on Nov 18 2006 07:40:31 AM |
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gregs_lil_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
219 Posts
birdi
hartford
me
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2006 : 5:45:21 PM
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Hi, Rhonda...Sounds like you have a real beauty. Treasure it for sure. On a lighter note....sure...rub it in why don't ya!! LOL I have seen some of those in the antique shops with all of the bells and whistles...even from todays's standards...some were quite awesome. Thanks for sharing yours with me... It gives me hope. :)
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Nov 22 2006 : 11:27:52 AM
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I have a "Boone" brand kitchen cabinet, built around 1912 or so. I purchased it from my favorite antique dealer--it was in the barn on her property when she first got married (40 years ago), and she cleaned it up and put it in her pantry. I just love it, but have no space for it at the moment (remodelling) so she still has it in her shop!
My mother in law has the Lynch family Hoosier brand cabinet, with ALL the original glass jars except the flour, which I guess was used the most, so would be prone to breakage...She retreived it out of the garbage (!!!!??) in 1979 when my husband's grandparents cleaned out their basement and put all that "old crap" to the curb--she went inside to find all the glass canisters and jars in a box for the trash, too. It's in absolutely perfect shape, though she said she really had to clean the oak as it was darkened with coal. It suits her house perfectly, and she uses the heck out of it!
Just think of all of the roads there are...all of the things I haven't seen....yet. |
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gregs_lil_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
219 Posts
birdi
hartford
me
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2006 : 1:47:49 PM
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congrats, Jonnie!!! Sounds like you have quite a few treasures there!
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Photobugs
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Pamela
Post Falls
Idaho
USA
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gregs_lil_farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
219 Posts
birdi
hartford
me
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - Nov 25 2006 : 6:02:05 PM
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thank you for the photos, Pamela. Absolutely gorgeous!!!
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
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Posted - Dec 29 2006 : 6:13:24 PM
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I have been wanting a Hoosier for about 25 years now (was a newlywed when I first saw one!)I could not find a good one that was original and affordable. Finally, my dad, who is a carpenter, was looking for a new project and offered to make me one. Even though it won't be an antique, it will still become a family hierloom since he made it. It is done now and I will be driving to Florida in February to pick it up (from Long Island, NY). Mom sent pictures and it looks so authentic! I cannot wait to get it!! Will post pictures when I figure out how!
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
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Posted - Dec 30 2006 : 7:20:55 PM
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hey Pamela, Great Hoosier! thanks for the photos. Love all the treasures you have displayed!!
mellaisbella "I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2006 : 1:32:40 PM
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Hi Pamela!
Thank you for sharing the gorgeous pictures of your Hoosier!! It makes me all the more excited to have mine set up In February! Yours looks perfect in every way, right down to the displays you have in yours!
Thanks!
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2006 : 1:57:29 PM
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My daughter bought one recently, from a gift shop going out of business that had used it for display the last 30 years or so. And she doesn't even bake! I'll ask her to take a photo and email to me for sharing. She said it's not the brand name Hoosier, but that type. I had a verbal aggreement to buy one 35 years ago for $50 and then the owners grandaughter decided she wanted it. Not a family heirloom, was in the kitchen of the little house my BIL and SIL had lived in mid 60's. No telling how long it had been there, but those people had just bought the property. Original ice box too, I'd offered to buy both. Oh well. I have some of the jars that came with the cabinets, guess I'll have to send them home with her and not make her wait to inherit them :)
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Terre
True Blue Farmgirl
97 Posts
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2006 : 3:08:11 PM
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Hoosier cabinets are great, especially if they're found in good condition with all the parts in place. However, there is another brand that is a close second ---called Sellars cabinets. Maybe if you can't find a Hoosier cupboard, you can find a Sellars. You might check with shops in the Midwest especially. Good luck!
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