Borza Tibor (szerk.): A Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum évkönyve 1982 (Budapest, Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum, 1982)

Borza Tibor-Dr. Draveczky Balázs-Gundel Imre H. Szűcs Gitta-Dr. Horváth Iván-S. Nagy Anikó-Dr. Thoma Lászlóné: A Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum gyűjteményei

MATERIAL COLLECTION IN THE HISTORY OF THE CATERING INDUSTRY A collection of objects comprising over 24,600 pieces can be divided according to museological principles based on their intrinsic character, into two main groups one connected with production, the other with their value as representing the past traditions of the catering trade. The main object of our museum is to collect, preserve and exhibit these objects. Among the objects connected with production are preserved the work-tools, equipment, furnishings, cooking utensils, cooking and baking pots and pans, tools for spreading, shaping and weighing, mortars and machinery. The objective remains of the confectioner's art comprises full equipment, tools for whipping, shaping, cooking, baking and other means of production, as well as pieces needed for the making of cakes, sweets, chocolate and ices, work tools. Side by side can be found objects needed for the storing, treating and measuring of drinks. Among the objects connected with sales, we can see gilt, silver, plated and other cutlery from various metals, collections for the serving of meals and restaurant equipment, objects used for serving breakfast, afternoon meals, drinks and other tools. There are many ornamental dishes too, livish tea and coffee services, with many rare objects in the history of the trade, even specific pieces. China and glazed earthenware services display a great variety in shape and function. From the glass services used in taverns, inns, restaurants, beer-halls, confectionaries, drink-bars, many pieces survive. The collection of marketing goods have embossed emblems on a good many pieces and also some individual pieces have come down to us from services with trade marks. A separate group has also been preserved, direcly connected with the catering industry and tourism, many textile articles have been preserved made for the catering trade and for marketing, aslo pieces from certain equipments survive. (Dr. Iván Horváth-Dr. Balázs Draveczky) DOCUMENTARY COLLECTIONS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CATERING INDUSTRY A collection containing 29,395 individual pieces has come down to us, purporting to inform the visitors to restaurants about available services, such are menus, bills of fare, price- and wine-lists and programmes. Manuscript papers in the archives are smaller in number, though most more valuable. Most relate to the history of catering, the workers' movement, organizations, individual workers, workshops, etc. Among the documents there are birth certificates, school reports, licence papers, etc. Business notes and accounts also form a rich collection, Visitors' books, collections of recipes and other business books connected with business administration, management, labour matters, contracts are very valuable mementoes of the past. Small prints form 12 distinct groups. From the point of view of further research price-lists, posters, invitations, greetings, memorial papers, calenders, etc. are not negligable. Rarities have been collected from placenames, dance programmes, stamps, foodration dards, maps, shop surveys, the biographies of the workers, labour permits, identification papers, death-notices, etc. In the pigeon-holes of bookcases there are paper-cuttings connected with catering, serviettes, labels, mats for beer tankards, candle-rings, circulars, pads, wrapping material, notepapers with embossed addresses and envelopes. 251