Tamara,

I've had the most luck with Henri Gadbois at Real Faux Foods - he casts
in earthenware and hand paints with acrylics; much safer for use with
collections than the plastic food you can get elsewhere.  Henri also
does custom orders (he created "hoecakes swimming in butter and honey"
for me when I was at Mount Vernon).  http://www.realfauxfoods.com/

For more "ready-made" items, here are all the vendors I've tracked down
through the years.  I cannot vouch for all of them as I've only actually
ordered from a few.  I have used Iwasaki for things like faux ice and
they will provide MSDS information for your review.

http://www.barnardltd.com/index.htm
http://www.fake-foods.com/
http://www.iwasaki-images.com/
http://www.rplastics.com/drinkware.html
http://www.replica.co.uk/main.htm
http://www.trengovestudios.com/food/f-food.html
http://www.zimmermanmarketplace.com/

Good luck!
Gretchen

Gretchen M. Goodell
Curator
Stratford Hall

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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Fake Food Sources

I am looking for recommendations for obtaining fake food items.  
Unfortunately, we do not have time right now to "make our own" so I am 
looking for some sources that might sell a variety of items, preferably 
beyond the apple, orange, grapes, categories.

Thanks in advance!

Tamara Lange
Sheboygan Co. Historical Museum

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