Talk:Druware

Citation Justifications

I'm adding the list of current citations here, and intent with each, in hopes of getting better at selecting and using citations. (If editors have comments on these, I'd appreciate feedback!)

• "The Cast Iron Collector" authoritative website -- not intended for notability, but evidence of alternative name in popular use (and also a really good external link, too)
• "Midcentury-Modern Cookware for a Thrifty-Chic Thanksgiving". Gourmet -- not intended for notability, but evidence of alternative name in popular use
• "Acton Importer's Advice: Beware Operating a One-Man Business". The Boston Sunday Herald -- weak notability, as it's a reputable source and significant coverage (full article), but subject of profile does have self-interest in the brand
• "Dutch Concern Establishes Distribution Unit in U.S.". Wall Street Journal -- notability (3-4 paragraphs on the topic)
• "Our Story". DRU corporate website -- not intended for notability, but evidence of location and official name of the company
• "News of the Advertising and Marketing Fields". New York Times -- weak notability, as it's a reputable source and significant coverage (full article), but subject of profile does have self-interest in the brand
• "Groovy kitchen designs for collectors, 1935-1965 : with value guide". Book -- notability (book published by legitimate independent publisher, 3-page spread of text and images)
• "'Holiday White' Cooks 'n Serves". Daily Defender -- notability (Chicago daily newspaper, 3-4 paragraphs on the topic)
• "How About Gift for Home? It's a Cinch to Please". Chicago Daily Tribune -- weak notability but more importantly, evidence of a rare pattern (large photograph and paragraph as one of eight items recommended in a gift guide)
• "Housewares Get a Worldly Touch". New York Times -- not intended for notability, but evidence of a rare pattern
• "Kitchens are to Cook". Interiors (trade journal) -- weak notability (a mention by a venerable chef) but also context of enameled cast iron cookware's standing in the marketplace
• "Royal Cuisine and Dutch Ovenware by Cameron Clay Products" -- not intended for notability, but evidence of popularity of the brand (inasmuch as it was copied almost exactly)

Source assessment table: prepared by User:Kerri9494
Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
"The Cast Iron Collector". Retrieved 2022-10-27.	No relation to subject	? The website is cited by collectors as an authoritative source on collecting cast-iron cookware	~ One paragraph description and photograph, but an example of use of an alternate name	? Unknown
Lange, Alexandra (2011-11-16). "Midcentury-Modern Cookware for a Thrifty-Chic Thanksgiving". Gourmet. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-08.	No relation to the subject	magazine published by Condé Nast	Just a passing mention, but a verifiable use of an alternate name	✘ No
Cameron, Juan (1957-04-28). "Acton Importer's Advice: Beware Operating a One-Man Business". The Boston Sunday Herald. p. 62. LCCN 12728704.	? A feature-length profile of the importer of Druware	The source is a major newspaper	Description of Druware, its origins, its makeup, sales figures	? Unknown
"Dutch Concern Establishes Distribution Unit in U.S.". Wall Street Journal. New York: Dow Jones & Company Inc. 1960-02-26. p. 5. ISSN 0099-9660. ProQuest 132631877	News article in WSJ about Druware and its parent company's business actions to support the brand in the US	The source is a major newspaper	The subject is the sole topic of the article (3-4 paragraphs)	✔ Yes
"Our Story". DRU. Retrieved 2022-10-27.	The website of the company that used to produce Druware		A brief mention in the corporate history	✘ No
Freeman, William M. (1956-04-08). "News of the Advertising and Marketing Fields". New York Times. p. F11. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 113909996	? A profile of the importer of Druware	The source is a major newspaper	Description of Druware, its origins, its makeup, sales figures	? Unknown
Goldberg, Michael J. (1996). "Descoware and Druware". Groovy kitchen designs for collectors, 1935-1965 : with value guide. Schiffer. pp. 153–155. OCLC 1149276708.	Independently published book about collecting kitchenware	Published by a reputable independent publisher	Three-page spread with descriptive text and photographs	✔ Yes
"'Holiday White' Cooks 'n Serves". Daily Defender. Chicago, Ill.: Robert S. Abbott Pub. Co. 1960-10-10. p. 5. ISSN 2572-5289. ProQuest 493791361	News about the brand	The source is a major newspaper	The article discusses the subject directly and in detail (3-4 paragraphs)	✔ Yes
Johnson, Abbey (1960-12-11). "How About Gift for Home? It's a Cinch to Please". South. Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Tribune Publishing Company. p. 11. ProQuest 182737082	Newspaper feature (gift guide)	The source is a major newspaper	? The author recommends the subject as an appropriate gift, with photos	? Unknown
"Housewares Get a Worldly Touch". New York Times. 1958-10-15. p. L49. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 114515473	News about the brand	The source is a major newspaper	Passing mention (but relevant to rare color)	✘ No
Ginsberg, Priscilla, ed. (December 1962). "Kitchens are to Cook". Interiors. 122 (5). Emerald Expositions: 102. Retrieved 2022-11-08.	No relation to the brand	This publication is a trade journal	~ Brief namecheck by a venerable chef, indicating that he has used the product	~ Partial
Gonzalez, Mark (2015-02-11). "Royal Cuisine and Dutch Ovenware by Cameron Clay Products". Retrieved 2022-11-04.	No relation to the brand	This publication is self-published website	~ Assertion of a newer brand ripping off Druware's design	✘ No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

Additional links for followup research

• Early DRU cookware, the Confetti series designed by Wim Gilles, founding director of the Carleton University School of Industrial Design
• Amazon discussion
• Chowhound discussion

References

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Hey, @Kerri9494! So what I generally look for is 3 instances of significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, although really two will do it, I just try to find three myself to be on the safe side.

The Goldberg is definitely 1. The WSJ may be 2; I can't seem to get to it, is it primarily about the company, or does it also discuss the cookware in some detail? The Daily Defender...can you tell whether that's an ad, as versus an editorial piece? It doesn't have a byline, but not every editorial piece did even in 1960. The NYT article

I've added a further reading section with the book used as a source at nl.wiki. Honestly, I think an entire book about the company can probably be assumed to provide enough coverage of their cookware to provide a support for notability. We have a lot of Dutch editors, maybe ask for assistance at Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands? Someone may be able to access that source. Valereee (talk) 18:49, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and accepted. The book pretty much pushed it over the top for me. Valereee (talk) 19:04, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Valereee, thanks for your help and guidance. The WSJ article was written by staff, but the lede is, "A Dutch manufacturer announced the establishmnt[sic] in this country of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Royal DRU, Inc., to serve as distributor for the concren's[sic] enameled cast-iron kitchen ware." It goes on to talk about the fully stocked warehouse and the distribution of the cast-iron cookware. So while the angle is corporate, it's made clear that the only reason for the new US subsidiary was distribution of Druware in the US. It also mentions another company, Allied Western Distributors of San Francisco, which serves as the distributor for 11 western states.

The Daily Defender article is not an ad, it's a staff-written article in the "ladies" section of the paper (virtually none of the articles have authors -- shocking, I know). It's adjacent to recipes, information about the firemen's auxiliary, and quite a few "Wife Savers" column fillers (ugh), and news of the Home Show.

I appreciate the banners up top -- I'm going to go learn more about them. Kerri9494 (talk) 19:16, 11 November 2022 (UTC)