Dear Donna,
I’m looking for a value on my kitchen cabinet. I have decorated with it for over 20 years now. I’m moving and would like to find it a new home.
Thank you, Donna,
Tina
Dear Tina,
Your Hoosier style baker’s cabinet seems to be in very good condition. I don’t think finding a new home will be hard, as long as pricing fits today’s needs.
Hoosier cabinets and baker’s cabinets were popular during the early 1900s. Yours is most likely from the late 1920s or 1930s. That was when the painted ones were popular.
The cabinets were used as a mini kitchen, holding everything you needed for baking and most cooking. Flour, spices, dough boards, sugar jars etc. were all stored within the cabinet.
Back in my younger days the 1980s-ish everyone seemed to collect them and try to collect all parts to complete them. Because of the demand, the values on them were very high for ones in good clean condition.
I think things have changed a bit now and demand is lower. The values seem to be in the $350 range for an original painted one in clean condition. If the accessories are missing it would be less.
Tina, I hope this gave you some information and wish you luck finding a new home for the cabinet.
