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Article: A cookie-cutter approach to collecting: is there a better symbol for home sweet home than a tray full of cookies right out of the oven?(KITCHEN COLLECTIBLES)
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- Antiques Roadshow Insider
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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A fresh-baked batch of cookies might be the perfect icon to symbolize care packages, holidays, home, and hearth. It's no wonder that cookie cutters have become a hot collectible du jour, inspiring collectors to devote entire rooms to their findings.
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"Who doesn't love cookies?" says Mark Bridge, Dutch oven chef and owner of VintageChef.com, an online business specializing in antique cookware. "The cookie cutter is an item that seems to come in an endless variety."
Rosemary Henry, owner of Cookie CutterSearch.com, says her collection numbers more than 10,000 pieces. "I started when my children were young,' she says. "I was ...