"Sandwiches," by Mrs. S. T. Rorer, 1912, First Printed in 1894

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Artifact Overview

By the late 1800s, sandwiches had found their place in American lunchboxes and on dinner tables. This cookbook, originally published in 1894 by well-known cookbook author Sarah Tyson Rorer, was the first American cookbook focused solely on sandwiches.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1912

Creator Notes

Written by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer. Published by Arnold and Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.309.4395

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Susan Stebbins Stark.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Bookbinding (Process)

Color

Blue

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 5 in