Vintage Wooden Spice Rack Glass Jars Set of 8 Wall Mounted Countertop Spice Box
£50.00
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Vintage Wooden Spice Rack Glass Jars Set of 8 Wall Mounted Countertop Spice Box
£50.00
Item Overview
- Type: Traditional Wooden Spice Rack / Apothecary Cruet Glass Dispenser Set
- Designer: Mid-Century Kitchenware Artisan
- Brand: Unbranded Vintage Kitchenware
- Manufacturer: British or European Domestic Joinery Workshop
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Place of Origin: United Kingdom / Europe
- Style: Retro Country Kitchen / Rustic Farmhouse / Mid-Century Shaker Utility
- Colour: Warm Natural Honey Pine Framework, Clear Transparent Blown Glass, and Creamy Off-White Opaque Caps
- Design Era: Late Mid-Century Domestic Era (c. 1970s–1980s)
- Material: Solid Pine Wood Framework, Heavy Gauge Glass Bottles, Moulded Plastic Interior Shaker Tops, and Composite Screw-On Finial Lids
- Set Includes: Nine (9) Pieces Total: One (1) Multi-Compartment Solid Wooden Storage Rack, and Eight (8) Matching Hourglass-Shaped Glass Spice Jars with Original Interior Shaker Lids and Outer Screw Caps
- Features: Dual-Purpose Free Standing or Wall Mountable Architecture, Integrated Rear Metal Hanger Brackets, Custom Fitted Grid Cubbies, Removable Inner Perforated Shaker Inserts, Ergonomic Teardrop Jar Silhouettes
- Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition
- Size and Capacity: Outer wooden framework frame measures exactly 12 inches x 12 inches (approx. 30.5 cm x 30.5 cm) with a structural shelf depth of 2.25 inches (approx. 5.7 cm).
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This charming kitchen storage ensemble dates to the late 1970s or early 1980s (c. 1978–1984). The specific design diagnostics—including the combination of an open-faced rustic pine shadow box frame, the distinctive hand-measured grid compartments, the heavy-bottomed teardrop glass casting forms, and the original early-generation threaded polymer caps—are classic signatures defining European domestic culinary organizers from this cozy homesteading era.
- Historical Note: The late 20th century witnessed a massive resurgence in traditional, country-style home cooking across Great Britain, heavily inspired by the "Back to the Land" lifestyle movement. Homeowners moved away from hidden, sterile cupboards in favor of open-face wooden storage racks that proudly displayed raw culinary ingredients as functional kitchen decor. This unbranded artisan rack is a beautiful testament to that movement. Rather than utilizing cheap wire mesh, the frame is hand-assembled with clean dado-jointed pine dividers to create a perfect custom-fitted home for the eight matching jars. The teardrop bottles are thoughtfully designed with an hourglass waist, allowing a home cook to firmly grip the glass with flour-covered hands during busy baking sessions.
Description
A beautifully warm, tactical, and highly visual addition for country kitchen stagers, vintage culinary collectors, or rustic cottage interiors, this vintage 12-inch square wooden spice rack is brimming with farmhouse character. The set balances an open-front solid pine shadow box organizer with a full collection of eight matching teardrop-shaped glass canisters. Designed to bring total harmony to your workspace, each jar sits snugly within its own dedicated timber cubbyhole. Highly versatile in layout, the sturdy timber frame features a perfectly flat base for stable countertop placement, paired with an integrated metal bracket on the reverse for effortless wall mounting over a range or prep table.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
- Complete Eight-Piece Canister Set: Features all eight original matching glass jars, ensuring a uniform visual line that looks highly sophisticated when filled with colorful dried herbs and spices.
- Dual-Layer Shaker Functionality: Each bottle retains its original internal perforated shaker cap beneath the outer screw lid, allowing for precise culinary dusting or rapid measuring.
- Solid Timber Architecture: Built using thick-cut solid pine slats that showcase a beautiful, tight-grained natural honey pattern instead of modern veneered composites.
Condition Report
This vintage kitchen storage group is in excellent vintage condition, exhibiting superb structural and cosmetic preservation. The solid pine wood rack is completely rigid, stable, and structurally sound, showing tight joints, unwarped shelf tiers, and an absence of historic woodworm or deep moisture staining. The clear glass jars are wonderfully clean and bright, showing a complete absence of perimeter cracks, rim fleabites, or clouding, retaining original smooth base wear circles. All eight inner plastic shaker inserts remain fully intact and flexible, and the original cream-toned outer screw caps thread smoothly and securely onto the glass collars. The rear hanging bracket is firmly attached via original hardware. (Please review the extensive gallery macro images to confirm the frame squareness and view the immaculate interior states of the glass vessels).
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY. (We completely absorb all postage fees to guarantee a completely transparent, premium transaction for your storefront).
- Packaging: Due to the fragile multi-component nature of this lot, every single glass jar will be individually removed from the frame, wrapped in high-density bubble cushioning, and packed independently. The wooden rack will be cocooned separately in shock-absorbing foam. The entire group will then be shipped together inside a heavy-duty, double-walled corrugated box surrounded by loose-fill packing pearls to prevent any transit collision.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
- Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.