A kitchen is a room used for cooking and food preparation. A cabinet is usually a box-shaped piece of furniture, either standing alone or built into or, like a medicine cabinet, attached to a wall. It is typically made of wood or, now increasingly, of synthetic materials, and used for storage of miscellaneous items.

Kitchen Cabinet

A kitchen is a room used for cooking and food preparation. A cabinet is usually a box-shaped piece of…

An illustration of a domesticated cat.

Cat

An illustration of a domesticated cat.

Kitchen utensil used for grinding food.

Food Grinder

Kitchen utensil used for grinding food.

An illustration of various Egyptian household items.

Egyptian Household Items

An illustration of various Egyptian household items.

Ancient household utensils from Pompeii

Household Utensils

Ancient household utensils from Pompeii

An illustration of a lamp.

Lamp

An illustration of a lamp.

A utensil used for lifting and handling hot pans.

Hot Pan Lifter

A utensil used for lifting and handling hot pans.

An illustration of a large fireplace mantel with herald plaque in center and cravings of soldiers on top.

Ornate Fireplace Mantel

An illustration of a large fireplace mantel with herald plaque in center and cravings of soldiers on…

"The oil dust mop is treated with some oily substance and has the power of holding dust, thus preventing the dust from flying about the room."—The Federal Digest, 1921

Oil Dust Mop

"The oil dust mop is treated with some oily substance and has the power of holding dust, thus preventing…

The bed in which Napoleon I used while away from home.

Napoleon's Camp Bed

The bed in which Napoleon I used while away from home.

An illustration of an oven.

Oven

An illustration of an oven.

The bell pull is used to summon the servants in a household. It is connected to a bell or bell wire to ring when pulled.

Bell Pull

The bell pull is used to summon the servants in a household. It is connected to a bell or bell wire…

A simple device to make holding towels easy.

Towel Roller

A simple device to make holding towels easy.

A chair that also serves as a stepladder when folded differently.

Combination Chair and Stepladder

A chair that also serves as a stepladder when folded differently.

An illustration of a table.

Table

An illustration of a table.

An illustration of a spool of thread.

Spool of Thread

An illustration of a spool of thread.

This is a household object intended to draw flies into a stick type board which traps pests.

Fly Trap

This is a household object intended to draw flies into a stick type board which traps pests.

An illustration of an urn.

Urn

An illustration of an urn.

An illustration of a watering can.

Watering Can

An illustration of a watering can.

An illustration of an elderly sweeping the floor.

Elderly Woman Sweeping

An illustration of an elderly sweeping the floor.