Name/Title
Cookie cutters from Hofmann's Bakery, c. 1920-1970Entry/Object ID
2024.47.19Description
Acc. No. 24.47.19 A-H
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Bakeries
Date or Period: c. 1920-1970
Object: cookie cutters
Description: Steel objects in different shapes; A and C have 2 circular holes in the side, B has 3. D has 219 ‘B’ and partial ‘Germany’ imprinted on the back, and H has ‘180’ and ‘Germany’. No other markings or manufacturer’s names.
Size: various, from L 3 1/2" x W 2" x H 3/4" to L 6 1/2" x W 6 1/2" x H 1" to (circular) H 3" x diameter 3 1/2".
History of Object: Collection of eight cookie cutters from Hofmann's Bakery, in operation at 918 Central Ave from 1913-1974. The cutters are: A. cutter with scalloped edge for sugar cookies; B. cutter for round cookie; C. donut cutter; D. heart-shaped cookie cutter; E. Gingerbread-man cookie cutter; F. (Christmas) tree shaped-cookie cutter; G: pig-shaped cookie cutter; H. cookie-cutter in the shape of Santa Claus carrying a tree.
Donor: Frederica Kapp
Donation Date: 2022; Catalog Date: 5/22/2024
