Antique flour bin cabinet

The living estate of James Commander will be sold on Saturday, June 11, in Panama City, Fla. The living estate of James Commander, a collector of vintage primitives and period American Victorian furniture, will be sold on Saturday, June 11, at 9 a.m. (CDT), by The Specialists of the South, Inc., based in Panama City, Fla. - PR11485893

I'm on a new treasure hunt. . . .for a Hoosier style kitchen cabinet. I've been thinking about it for a while, but when I saw this Hoosier Desk at Penny's Vintage Home, I was convinced I needed one. . . .possibly as a desk. . . . definitely as a work center. How many have I passed up over the years in antique malls and flea markets? Probably hundreds. . . I've owned quite a few in the past, too. . . . ended up selling them everytime I moved. I've moved a lot over the years. There are parts…

Antique Pie Safe With Flour Sifter

Painted Mountain Green on the base frame and upper interior. Upper cabinet and doors/drawers stripped and white washed leaving some chippy remnants behind. Has original flour bin and sifter, hardware, and bread drawer.

This is an antique Hoosier style cabinet I found at Willie's Barn. I sanded, painted and replaced knobs. It has the built in flour bin and bread drawer. Although I prob will never grind flour or use it to store bread, it is neat to have a piece of the old with the modern furnishings!

My Hoosier Cabinet

Here is the farm house kitchen cupboard, a fairly usual style in the early Twentieth Century. That is evidenced by the woof green flour bin and sifter. At least you can tell when you are running down on flour. That would still make a lot of sense in a modern kitchen when a lot of cooking goes on. Other items include legumes and rice on top. Some serious baking must have been done in the day if a kitchen scale was used. Old fashioned slow cooking oats are there. I am guessing the jar with…