You've Got Check This Out...

Lounge By gma1956 Updated 16 Feb 2006 , 3:53am by lionladydi

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gma1956 Posted 8 Feb 2006 , 5:31am
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Check out this book on ebay.

Auction Number 7006711892 or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7006711892&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Wouldn't you love to have that. I wonder how much it will go for.

There was one right before Christmas too! I wish I had the extra money right now to win this. I placed a bid just to bid, I knew my bid was way too low for this item.

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gma1956 Posted 8 Feb 2006 , 5:34am
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Note the year of the book 1923. Look at the detail on those cakes and think whoever did it with out modern technology, in particular the picture with the fan in it. Those cakes are beautiful!! Truly an artist.

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gma1956 Posted 8 Feb 2006 , 5:40am
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I just finished looking at the whole page. Check out the thermaphone!! icon_eek.gif

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SquirrellyCakes Posted 8 Feb 2006 , 2:55pm
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Isn't that something special? Look at the Christmas themed cake with the everygreen trees, they look so real,! All of the work is spectacular! And you know, it doesn't look dated, just beautifully done, like it was painted in icing.
Thanks for sharing this.
Hugs Squirrelly
edited to say, that should be "evergreen" not "everygreen", haha!

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partsgirl25 Posted 8 Feb 2006 , 5:33pm
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i was just checking out the thermaphone, too. sure glad that wasn't the wave of the future, lol. i couldn't do those cakes now with modern tool!

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cakecre8tor Posted 9 Feb 2006 , 12:46am
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I love how the Thermaphone tell you when you lard is ready!! My husband says I will never be as good as baker as his grandmother because I dont use lard!! LOL!! icon_lol.gif Holy cow I would weigh a ton!! All the decorations look like embroidery to me - just beautiful. I put it on my watch list to see how much it goes for - thanks for sharing!! thumbs_up.gif

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cande Posted 9 Feb 2006 , 12:15pm
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Gma- How much did the one before Christmas end up selling for?

What a neat book!

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gma1956 Posted 9 Feb 2006 , 1:38pm
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I was trying to remember, but I just can't recall. Too many hours and not enough sleep since then.

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adven68 Posted 10 Feb 2006 , 9:51pm
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It's still on there at $66.00.....it's really a beautiful book....I just saved all the photos on the listing to my computer. hee hee.....

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gma1956 Posted 11 Feb 2006 , 5:18am
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Originally Posted by adven68

It's still on there at $66.00.....it's really a beautiful book....I just saved all the photos on the listing to my computer. hee hee.....




I did the same thing. But I would love to have the book.

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frindmi Posted 11 Feb 2006 , 1:16pm
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The other one went for $67.66. There were 13 bids and it started at $9.99. I'm sure the person who offered it had no idea that it would go for that much.

I did a search on line and it is offered by some other people but for more money (up to $180!!!).

The craftmanship is amazing.

Inma

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sweetsuccess Posted 12 Feb 2006 , 1:07am
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It's up to $80 + dollars now. Really a great book. Someone will be happy to add it to their collection.

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jo_ann Posted 14 Feb 2006 , 2:19pm
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This book ended up going for $182.93.
Oops make that $180.93

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lionladydi Posted 16 Feb 2006 , 3:53am
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Looks like we need to be digging in the flea markets for more of these so we can make some money. My problem is that once I buy something, I never want to sell it. I have a White House Cookbook dated 1897 that a friend found in an old hunting cabin in Alaska. The most used and dirtiest pages are the ones for cakes. Pretty interesting reading. In those days you could find a little bit of information on just about anything! I have my Great Aunt Anna's cookbook from 1905 and the dirtiest pages are the ones on cakes. Guess we aren't the only ones interested in cake baking!!!

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