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"GETTING THE NICKELS WITH A KINGERY" Kingery Catalog No. 52

Kingery Manufacturing Company: Cincinnati, (1918). Paperback. Good. Item #21-1202

Illus., 11 x 9", corded pict wraps, 64pp. Covers soiled, chipped, missing small pieces, spine splitting, cover and pages curled, contents have light soiling, price list pasted inside back cover is toned and has a tear, page edges have been chewed throughout (a popcorn hungry mouse?) but doesn't affect text. Some of the products: Nickel-Plated Popcorn Popper, Nickel-Plated Steam Power Peanut Roaster and Popcorn Popper combined, Continuous Corn Popper and Butter "Koter", No. 1 Popcorn Fritter or Crispette Outfit, Hand Peanut Roaster and Warmer Combined. The Kingery Brothers started as a confectionery business in Indiana, they later moved to Cincinnati in 1879. They continued with the confectionary line but added more products over time, in 1884 peanut roasters were advertised, in 1897 steam powered and hand cranked peanut roasters, in 1899 rotary corn poppers and so on. Kingery catalogues are extremely SCARCE. Sold as is.

Price: $195.00