Article: Collect it now: on any given day, hundreds of vintage aprons and apron patterns are offered for sale on eBay. And best of all, many sell for less than $5.(aprons)

Article: VINTAGE APRONS\ ICONS OF THE AMERICAN KITCHEN ARE ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  August 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... resourcefulness, important work and the creativity of the women who made and wore the aprons. Others seem to feel the same way, as vintage aprons are becoming a popular and affordable collector item. Dozens are available on eBay and collectors find them all the time ...

Article: Tied to the past; More than just practical, vintage ...
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  July 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ...BARBARA SHENK STILL remembers baking cookies with her grandmother in Mountville and how her grandmother always wore a pretty apron that protected her clothes and added a touch of kitchen style. Many of the aprons her grandmother wore have been passed down to Shenk, who has collected nearly 100

Article: Apron strings tie cooks to the past.(FEATURES)(LIVING)
The Christian Science Monitor;  November 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... hamburgers on the grill. These now sport their own brand of culinary humor: "Danger: Dad Cooking." Today vintage aprons and apron patterns from the 1940s and '50s show up on eBay as collector's items. They're also the subject of nostalgic ...

Article: APRON STRINGS TIE COOKS TO PAST.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  November 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... hamburgers on the grill. These now sport their own brand of culinary humor: "Danger: Dad Cooking." Today, vintage aprons and apron patterns from the 1940s and '50s show up on eBay as collector's items. They're also the subject of nostalgic ...

Article: Not Your Mother's Apron rides nostalgia trend
La Crosse Tribune;  March 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the apron to fit them. Kujak uses 1930s and 1940s-style apron patterns and fabrics. "I zone in on the older stuff because that ... she said. "They're very comfortable." People like vintage aprons that were made decades ago, Kujak said. "But they like ...

Article: Not-so-practical kitchen wear
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Not-so-practical kitchen wear -- Vintage aprons attract collectors By VALLI HERMAN ... the Internet auction Web site, most vintage aprons can be had for less than $20. Some ... bargain. Recently on eBay, a set of 16 vintage aprons was selling for $33 after 15 bids ...

Article: Aprons for the runway: Domestic dress ascends to sexy cooking ...
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  August 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... traveling exhibit of her collection of vintage aprons. She believes her exhibit helped spur a trend of collecting vintage aprons that paved the way for the newer ... Colo., who started collecting vintage aprons in 1999, says she still wears ...