CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"> <head profile="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.homethingspast.com:80/category/1700s/","20150415182348","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1429122228"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> <title>1700s — Home Things Past</title> <meta name="robots" content="noindex, noodp, noydir"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348cs_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_182/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen, projection"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348cs_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_182/custom/layout.css" type="text/css" media="screen, projection"/>  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348cs_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_182/custom/custom.css" type="text/css" media="screen, projection"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/favicon.png"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/1700s/"/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Home Things Past RSS Feed" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://feeds.feedburner.com/HomeThingsPast"/> <link rel="pingback" href="http://www.homethingspast.com/xmlrpc.php"/> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://www.homethingspast.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd"/> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="wD5Joz49P1pn3vNZeYUiYTGA_f4tmAOD7sNKOFUTX20"/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Home Things Past » 1700s Category Feed" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/1700s/feed/"/> <link rel="stylesheet" id="yarppWidgetCss-css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348cs_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/plugins/yet-another-related-posts-plugin/style/widget.css?ver=4.1.1" type="text/css" media="all"/> <link rel="stylesheet" id="A2A_SHARE_SAVE-css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348cs_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/addtoany.min.css?ver=1.9" type="text/css" media="all"/> <script type="text/javascript"></script> </head> <body class="custom cat_1700s"> <div id="header_area" class="full_width"> <div class="page"> <div id="header"> <p id="logo"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/">Home Things Past</a></p> </div> <ul class="menu"> <li class="tab tab-home"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/">Home</a></li> <li class="tab tab-1"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/about/" title="About">About</a></li> <li class="tab tab-2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/sitemap-guide/" title="Sitemap">Sitemap</a></li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-10"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/">Kitchen</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-44"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/bread-baking/">Baking</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-39"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/cookware/">Cooking</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-26"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/dairy/">Dairy</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-25"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/drinks/">Drinks</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-11"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/">Crafts</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-41"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/knitting/">Knitting</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-40"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/needlework/">Needlework</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-28"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/woodware-treen/">Treen & wood</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-12"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/">Antiques</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-23"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/ceramics-pottery/">Ceramics</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-24"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/silver/">Silver</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-50"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/vintage/">Vintage</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-45"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/wooden-antiques/">Wooden antiques</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-14"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/">Furniture</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-20"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/beds/">Beds</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-22"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/chairs-seating/">Chairs & seating</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-21"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/tables/">Tables</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-13"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/textiles/">Textiles</a> </li> <li class="rss"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://feeds.feedburner.com/HomeThingsPast" title="Home Things Past RSS Feed" rel="nofollow">Subscribe</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="content_area" class="full_width"> <div class="page"> <div id="content_box"> <div id="content" class="hfeed"> <div id="archive_intro"> <h1>1700s</h1> </div> <div class="teasers_box top"> <div class="post-2394 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1700s category-1800s category-1900s category-antiques-collectibles category-crafts category-knitting category-needlework category-textiles category-woodware-treen teaser" id="post-2394"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/darning-eggs-mushrooms/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Darning eggs, balls, & mushrooms">Darning eggs, balls, & mushrooms</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/darning-eggs-mushrooms/" title="Permanent link to Darning eggs, balls, & mushrooms"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/darning-tn.jpg" width="100" height="173" alt="Thumbnail image for Darning eggs, balls, & mushrooms"/></a> <p>A hundred years ago could anyone imagine that darning tools would now be unrecognisable except to antiques or crafts enthusiasts? There always used to be a steady supply of darning in the family mending bag. A woman sitting darning was a common sight, and so was a darning egg. Inside a stocking or sock with […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/darning-eggs-mushrooms/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> <div class="post-2337 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1700s category-1800s category-antiques-collectibles category-furniture category-tables category-wooden-antiques teaser teaser_right" id="post-2337"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/antique-card-tables/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Card tables and a social life">Card tables and a social life</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/antique-card-tables/" title="Permanent link to Card tables and a social life"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/card-table-tn.jpg" width="100" height="137" alt="antique card table"/></a> <p>Many finely-crafted card tables were made in the 1700s and 1800s. The social lives of prosperous families in America, Britain, and other parts of Europe depended on having a card table, or two, for friends to play at in the evening. Before 1700, card-playing was popular with very rich people, and less so with people […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/antique-card-tables/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="teasers_box"> <div class="post-2279 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1500s-1600s category-1700s category-1800s category-1900s category-antiques-collectibles category-lighting-heating teaser" id="post-2279"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/foot-warmers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Foot warmers: hot coals, hot water">Foot warmers: hot coals, hot water</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/foot-warmers/" title="Permanent link to Foot warmers: hot coals, hot water"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/footwarmer-tn.jpg" width="100" height="140" alt="Thumbnail image for Foot warmers: hot coals, hot water"/></a> <p>Ceramic hot water bottles were common in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As well as filling hot water containers to warm your bed, you could buy earthenware bottles to use as foot warmers or hand warmers too. Earlier foot warmers used to hold hot coals, or glowing wood, not warm water. In the same way, […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/foot-warmers/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> <div class="post-2282 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1700s category-1800s category-antiques-collectibles category-ceramics-pottery teaser teaser_right" id="post-2282"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/creamware-queensware/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Creamware & queensware">Creamware & queensware</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/creamware-queensware/" title="Permanent link to Creamware & queensware"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/creamware-tn.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Thumbnail image for Creamware & queensware"/></a> <p>Chinese porcelain seemed fine, white and desirable to 18th century Europe, and it inspired skilled potters there to develop their own versions of porcelain. Others worked on more affordable earthenware, trying various clay and flint blends in the search for pale, creamy colours. This new creamware was developed during the mid-1700s. One of the most […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/creamware-queensware/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="teasers_box"> <div class="post-2247 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1500s-1600s category-1700s category-1800s category-furniture category-kitchen-culinary-dining category-lighting-heating teaser" id="post-2247"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/tiled-stoves/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Tiled stoves, winter warmth">Tiled stoves, winter warmth</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/tiled-stoves/" title="Permanent link to Tiled stoves, winter warmth"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tiled-stove-tn.jpg" width="100" height="148" alt="glazed tile stove"/></a> <p>Tiled stoves were a wonderful way of heating homes in Northern Europe. I’ve often wondered why the British never used them. The settlers in North America hardly used them either, even in regions with bitter cold winters. At first they seem to have followed the British idea of having a fire to warm yourself by, […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/tiled-stoves/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> <div class="post-2222 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1700s category-antiques-collectibles category-furniture category-kitchen-culinary-dining teaser teaser_right" id="post-2222"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/18th-century-american-kitchen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to 18th century American kitchen">18th century American kitchen</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/18th-century-american-kitchen/" title="Permanent link to 18th century American kitchen"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/early-American-kitchen-tn.jpg" width="100" height="146" alt="early American kitchen"/></a> <p>This model of an 18th century kitchen in New England should appeal to people who like historic kitchens, and to people who like doll’s houses. There are lots of “authentic” things in it, and care was taken with historical details. The room is interesting and charming even though it may not be 100% realistic, but […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/18th-century-american-kitchen/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="teasers_box"> <div class="post-2178 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1500s-1600s category-1700s category-1800s category-antiques-collectibles category-bread-baking category-kitchen-culinary-dining category-medieval category-wooden-antiques teaser" id="post-2178"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/dough-box-kneading-trough/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Using a dough box or kneading trough">Using a dough box or kneading trough</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/dough-box-kneading-trough/" title="Permanent link to Using a dough box or kneading trough"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dough-box-tn.jpg" width="100" height="118" alt="dough box kneading bin"/></a> <p>If you’ve ever made bread, how much flour did your recipe call for? One pound? One kilo? Just enough for one or two tasty loaves? You need to get into a different mindset to understand a dough box. (Also called dough bin, dough trough, kneading trough or tray, with or without a lid and/or legs.) […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/dough-box-kneading-trough/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> <div class="post-2090 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1700s category-1800s category-antiques-collectibles category-furniture category-lighting-heating category-tables category-wooden-antiques teaser teaser_right" id="post-2090"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/early-american-candle-stands/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Early American candlestands: light at the right height">Early American candlestands: light at the right height</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/early-american-candle-stands/" title="Permanent link to Early American candlestands: light at the right height"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/candlestand-tn.jpg" width="100" height="162" alt="Threaded candlestand adjustable"/></a> <p>When you’re working by candlelight you want as much light on your sewing or reading as possible, but you don’t want to waste candlewax or tallow. It helps if you can raise or lower the light to suit the task, or to allow for the candle getting shorter. Colonial Americans and their descendants left behind […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/early-american-candle-stands/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="teasers_box"> <div class="post-1990 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1500s-1600s category-1700s category-1800s category-beds category-furniture category-rushes-straw-leaves-plants category-wooden-antiques teaser" id="post-1990"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/rocking-cradles/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Rocking cradles – wood or wicker">Rocking cradles – wood or wicker</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/rocking-cradles/" title="Permanent link to Rocking cradles – wood or wicker"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wicker-cradle-tn.jpg" width="100" height="140" alt="wicker rocking cradle"/></a> <p>Cradle designs have changed, but are parents’ concerns any different? 200 years ago people were writing about the well-known dilemma: how much can I let my baby sleep in the day without stopping it from sleeping well at night? It only remains…to say something of the cradle…I believe there is no doubt but the custom […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/rocking-cradles/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> <div class="post-1083 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-1500s-1600s category-1700s category-1800s category-antiques-collectibles category-drinks category-kitchen-culinary-dining teaser teaser_right" id="post-1083"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/tea-caddies/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Tea caddies">Tea caddies</a></h2> <div class="format_teaser entry-content"> <a class="post_image_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/tea-caddies/" title="Permanent link to Tea caddies"><img class="thumb alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pear-caddy-tn.png" width="100" height="137" alt="fruit tea caddy"/></a> <p>Tea first arrived in Europe in 1610, when Dutch traders brought some back from Asia to the Netherlands. It reached England in the 1640s and soon became a fashionable drink in London, but it was not something you made at home. If you wanted to drink it in private you had to order a cup […]</p> </div> <a class="teaser_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/tea-caddies/" rel="nofollow">Read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="prev_next"> <p class="previous"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/1700s/page/2/">← Previous Entries</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="sidebars"> <div id="sidebar_1" class="sidebar"> <ul class="sidebar_list"> <li class="widget widget_killer_recent_entries" id="widget_killer_recent_entries-2"> <h3>Newest posts</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/darning-eggs-mushrooms/" title="Click to read Darning eggs, balls, & mushrooms" rel="bookmark">Darning eggs, balls, & mushrooms</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/wooden-butter-tubs/" title="Click to read Butter tubs can be beautiful" rel="bookmark">Butter tubs can be beautiful</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/games-tables/" title="Click to read Games tables" rel="bookmark">Games tables</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="widget widget_text" id="text-23"><h3>Have your say</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>Scroll down to add your comment. Feel free to <a href="/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/sitemap">suggest a topic</a> that would suit HomeThingsPast.</p> </div> </li><li class="widget widget_text" id="text-24"><h3>Books from Amazon.com</h3> <div class="textwidget"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0884483088/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=oldint-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0884483088"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=0884483088&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=oldint-20&ServiceVersion=20070822"></a><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oldint-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0884483088" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;"/>     <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764319280/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=oldint-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0764319280"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=0764319280&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=oldint-20&ServiceVersion=20070822"></a><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oldint-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0764319280" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;"/> </div> </li><li class="widget widget_text" id="text-28"><h3>Selected posts</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/tea-caddies/" style="text-decoration:none">Tea caddies</a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/bidets/" style="text-decoration:none">Bidets past and present</a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/cornishware-design-appeal/" style="text-decoration:none">Cornishware: what did people like about it?</a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/historic-kitchen-visit/" style="text-decoration:none">Historic kitchens - visiting with eyes wide open</a></p> </div> </li><li class="widget widget_text" id="text-16"><h3>Books from Amazon UK</h3> <div class="textwidget"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1579654126/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=oldint-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1579654126"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://ws.assoc-amazon.co.uk/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=1579654126&MarketPlace=GB&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=oldint-21&ServiceVersion=20070822"></a><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=oldint-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1579654126" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;"/>    <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1853069434/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=oldint-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1853069434"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://ws.assoc-amazon.co.uk/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=1853069434&MarketPlace=GB&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=oldint-21&ServiceVersion=20070822"></a><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348im_/http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=oldint-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1853069434" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;"/> </div> </li><li class="widget widget_text" id="text-3"><h3>Companion site</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>You may like our companion site - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.oldandinteresting.com/">OldandInteresting.com</a> - where there are longer articles about the history of housekeeping. More pictures, more history.</p> </div> </li><li class="widget widget_categories" id="categories-2"><h3>Click a topic:</h3> <ul> <li class="cat-item cat-item-10"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/">Kitchen</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-44"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/bread-baking/">Baking</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-39"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/cookware/">Cooking</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-26"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/dairy/">Dairy</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-71"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/dinner-tableware/">Dining</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-25"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/kitchen-culinary-dining/drinks/">Drinks</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-11"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/">Crafts</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-41"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/knitting/">Knitting</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-40"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/needlework/">Needlework</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-42"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/rushes-straw-leaves-plants/">Rushes, straw etc.</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-28"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/crafts/woodware-treen/">Treen & wood</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-12"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/">Antiques</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-23"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/ceramics-pottery/">Ceramics</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-24"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/silver/">Silver</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-50"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/vintage/">Vintage</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-45"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/antiques-collectibles/wooden-antiques/">Wooden antiques</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-14"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/">Furniture</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-20"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/beds/">Beds</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-22"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/chairs-seating/">Chairs & seating</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-21"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/furniture/tables/">Tables</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-13"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/textiles/">Textiles</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-17"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/lighting-heating/">Lighting & heating</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-16"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/outside-the-house/">Outdoors</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-18"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/laundry/">Laundry</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-56"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/hygiene/">Hygiene</a> <ul class="children"> <li class="cat-item cat-item-66"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/hygiene/cleaning-hygiene/">Cleaning</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-58"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/hygiene/grooming-health-beauty/">Grooming</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-57"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/hygiene/bathroom-sanitation/">Sanitation</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-61"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/medieval/">Medieval</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-63"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/1500s-1600s/">1500s and 1600s</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-62 current-cat"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/1700s/">1700s</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-64"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/1800s/">1800s</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-65"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/category/1900s/">1900s</a> </li> </ul> </li><li class="widget widget_text" id="text-13"><h3>Hear about new posts</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>Type your email address below for updates, or click on "subscribe" at top right of page.</p> <form style="border:1px solid #ccc;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=HomeThingsPast', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"> <p>Enter your email address:</p> <p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p> <p><input type="hidden" value="HomeThingsPast" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe"/> <p>Delivered by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://feedburner.google.com/" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p> </form> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer_area" class="full_width"> <div class="page"> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer-widget-block"> <div class="my-footer-one footer-widgets sidebar"> <ul class="sidebar_list"> </ul> </div> <div class="my-footer-two footer-widgets sidebar"> <ul class="sidebar_list"> <li class="widget widget_text" id="text-8"><h3>Copyright & Disclaimer</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>Text © HomeThingsPast.com<br/> Text rights reserved - please ask if you would like permission for re-use.<br/> Photograph licensing as described on <a href="/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/photographs/">this page</a>.</p> <p>Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on this website, even though it has been carefully researched. You should not rely on it for making decisions which could affect you financially or in any other way.</p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="my-footer-three footer-widgets sidebar"> <ul class="sidebar_list"> <li class="widget widget_text" id="text-11"><h3>Privacy policy</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>Our privacy policy is on the <a href="/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/about/">"about" page</a.>.</p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>Get smart with the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://diythemes.com/thesis/">Thesis WordPress Theme</a> from DIYthemes.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www.homethingspast.com/wp-admin/">WordPress Admin</a></p> <script type="text/javascript"></script> </div> </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-1596903-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/https://ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150415182348/http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script> </body> </html>