Name/Title
Paper cookie decorations from Hofmann's Bakery, c. 1920-1930sEntry/Object ID
2024.47.21Description
Acc. No. 24.47.21
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Bakeries
Date or Period: c. 1920-1930s
Object: paper figures
Description: sturdy paper figures in a variety of designs: by manufacturer L&B, printed in Germany: sheets with heads of angels (1x large size: No. 31892, 1x small size, No. 2277); sheets with putti-angels (#32568); 1 sheet with robins and bluebirds (#32568); 1 sheet with people in green and red (#33474); no company, printed in England: a paper pocket with 'No. 89 / 100 Santa Claus Figures', containing an additional clown's head.
Size: various
History of Object: Embossed and colored paper figures used for decorating top surfaces of gingerbread cookies, made at the Hofmann Bakery at 819 Central Ave, in operation from 1913-1974.
For the German-printed sheets: L & B stands for Littauer & Boysen, in operation from 1882-1936. After the founders had left, the business was run by Jewish entrepreneurs, who came into difficulty with the advent of the Nazi regime.
Donor: Frederica Kapp
Donation Date: 2022; Catalog Date: 5/22/2024