Classic Household Hints : Over 500 Old and New Tips for a Happier Home

An illustrated, nostalgic how-to guide to achieving a clean, organized, and happy home#8212;with over 500 retro tips and tricks! Return your household to the simpler times of yesteryear with this delightful guide full of time- and money-saving tips on everything from cleaning and organizing your home to buying and handling food. Even in an age of endless new household products and devices, these old-fashioned, tried-and-true methods can help any homeowner keep a cleaner, happier home. A thoroughly researched compendium of the best American home life tips from the 1920s through the '60s, Classic Household Hints is filled with useful information, full-color illustrations, fascinating sidebars, and quotes#8212;providing practical help as well as fun for housekeepers and neat freaks everywhere

long Ago (before Pledge, Handi-wipes, And Scrubbing Bubbles), In A Galaxy Far, Far Away (picketfence, U.s.a.), Folks Wouldn't Think Of Letting Strange People-or Strange Chemicals-do Their Housework For Them. It Was A Simpler Time When, Armed With Nothing More Than A Can Of Bon Ami And A Box Of Oxydol, People Set About Creating Their Own Tidy Vision Of Happiness-clean, Homey, And Oh So Inviting.

classic Household Hints Returns To Those Lovely Days Of Yesteryear To Gather Hundreds Of Time- And Money-saving Tips On All Things chez Nous--from Cleaning And Organizing Your Home To Buying And Handling Food. Want The Freshest Eggs In The Store? Pick The Ones Whose Shells Feel Roughest To The Touch. Is That Expensive Floor Wax Remover You Bought Lying Down On The Job? Simple Ammonia Will Do The Trick. The Book's Quick-take, Better-than-ever Information Is Accompanied By Lively Full-color Retro Illustrations, Fascinating Sidebars, Quotes, And Mini-facts That Provide A Frisky, Informal Look At American Home Life From The 1920s Through The 1960s. This Winning Combination Makes classic Household Hints The Perfect Gift For Nostalgia-hungry Baby Boomers, Soon-to-be-homemakers, And Neat Freaks Of Every Persuasion.

Long ago (before Pledge, Handi-Wipes, and Scrubbing Bubbles), in a galaxy far, far away (Picketfence, U.S.A.), folks wouldn't think of letting strange people -- or strange chemicals -- do their housework for them. It was a simpler time when, armed with nothing more than a can of Bon Ami and a box of Oxydol, people set about creating their own tidy vision of happiness -- clean, homey, and oh so inviting. Classic Household Hints returns to those lovely days of yesteryear to gather hundreds of time- and money-saving tips on all things chez nous -- from cleaning and organizing your home to buying and handling food. Want the freshest eggs in the store? Pick the ones whose shells feel roughest to the touch. Is that expensive floor wax remover you bought lying down on the job? Simple ammonia will do the trick. The book's quick-take, better-than-ever information is accompanied by lively full-color retro illustrations, fascinating sidebars, quotes, and mini-facts that provide a frisky, informal look at American home life from the 1920s through the 1960s. This winning combination makes Classic Household Hints the perfect gift for nostalgia-hungry baby boomers, soon-to-be-homemakers, and neat freaks of every persuasion An illustrated, nostalgic how-to guide to achieving a clean, organized, and happy home with over 500 retro tips and tricks! Return your household to the simpler times of yesteryear with this delightful guide full of time- and money-saving tips on everything from cleaning and organizing your home to buying and handling food. Even in an age of endless new household products and devices, these old-fashioned, tried-and-true methods can help any homeowner keep a cleaner, happier home. A thoroughly researched compendium of the best American home life tips from the 1920s through the 60s, Classic Household Hints is filled with useful information, full-color illustrations, fascinating sidebars, and quotes providing practical help as well as fun for housekeepers and neat freaks everywhere Returning to the days of yesteryear to gather hundreds of time- and money-saving tips for everything around the house--from cleaning and organizing to handling food--this book is the perfect gift for nostalgia-hungry baby boomers, soon-to-be-homemakers, and neat freaks of every persuasion Containing household hints and full-color vintage art, this book provides information ranging from cleaning and organizing to buying and handling food. It includes hints and instruction on picking avocados, picking the freshest eggs from the store, removing floor wax, and more.