Primula Pasteurized Cheese Spread with Ham Container, 1960-2000

Summary

This food item was one of the many exotic delicacies sold at A. Rensch & Co., a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this. A. Rensch & Co. also sold gift boxes.

This food item was one of the many exotic delicacies sold at A. Rensch & Co., a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this. A. Rensch & Co. also sold gift boxes.

Artifact

Container (Receptacle)

Date Made

1960-2000

Creators

O. Kavli 

Place of Creation

Norway, Bergen 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2012.109.96

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Angela Rensch Ligibel.

Material

Cardboard

Color

Tan (Color)
Blue
Red
Yellow (Color)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 0.75 in

Diameter: 3 in

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