ANTIQUE TOYS

MINIATURES

ENAMELLED

KITCHENWARE 1900

 EXHIBITION:

BISCUIT TINS

 CURIOSITIES

Hello Zezette!

You look so funny with your bib around your neck!

In our story,

she is waiting for Lizzie preparing her favourite dish.

Zezette de Châteauvieux, died in 1945, pekinese dog,

which belonged to the grandmother of the museum's owner,

used to take her meals in her children's chair,

at table, whith the whole family. 

Other curiosities

The "Bigotelles" - the moustache net

like the "Kaiser" had to spend the whole night

with a net tied under the nose.

Piece of bread, souvenir of the siege of Paris 1870-1871

(french-prussian war), with the price of food, like :

Dog 4 Francs, Cat 12 Francs, Rat 2 Francs...     

                "Bourdaloue"

Saucer-like chamber pot used by the ladies

at church during mass

German helmet

converted into a colander for kitchen use

"Cheat Bottles"-"Pichets Liegeois"

Wine bottles with huge bottoms, to enable a quick chilling off.

To throw into the fire to extinguish it 

First devices to facilitate the housewife's work

Dust pumps, washing pumps,

washing machine "Miele" model 1908 (as miniature)

cold ironing machines, etc... 

Collection of damask linen

Decorated with different motives and typical

 for the region of Berlin at the beginning of the 20th century, 

 with a mangle.

Most of them showing women at different household tasks.