Challenge Mills Cinnamon Tin, 1895-1905
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Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.
Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.
Artifact
Tin (Container)
Date Made
1895-1905
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.251
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Yellow
Red
Green
Orange (Color)
Black (Color)
Gray (Color)
Copper (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 5.75 in
Width: 8 in
Height: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
on front: THE / CHALLENGE MILLS / TRADE MARK REGISTERED xx TRADE MARK REGISTERED / PEPP...MON / NEW YORK / WARRENTED FULL WEIGHT adhesive label on front: GROCER / BRADFORD on back: THE / CHALLENGE MILLS / TRADE MARK REGISTERED xx TRADE MARK REGISTERED / CINNAMON / NEW YORK / WARRENTED FULL WEIGHT on sides: TRADE MARK REGISTERED / XX / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / FULL WEIGHT
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