Velvet Ice Cream Tub, 1946-1950

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Artifact Overview

Some ice cream manufacturers produced their own cartons for customers to take home their freshly made ice cream. These might be available at ice cream parlors, grocery stores, or their own retail outlets. These cartons were hygienic and their wax-coated cardboard offered some insulation. Velvet brand ice cream was marketed by the Bridgeman-Russell Creamery of Duluth, Minnesota.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carton (Container)

Date Made

1946-1950

Creator Notes

Product package created by Sealright Company, Inc., Fulton, N.Y. for the Bridgeman Russell Company, headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

83.21.275

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in
Diameter: 7 in

Inscriptions

carton: BRIDGEMAN-RUSSELL COMPANY" [various cities listed]CONTENTS ONE GALLON LIQ. Velvet BRIDGEMAN-RUSSELL COMPANY GENERAL OFFICES-DULUTH, MINN. DeLuxe BULK TYPE ICE CREAM." side: COPYRIGHTED 1946 BY BRIDGEMAN-RUSSELL COMPANY." underside, stamped: SEAL RIGHT'/FULTON, N.Y. Pats Issued & Pending One Gal. Approved Serial A-9 lid: Velvet BRIDGEMAN-RUSSELL COMPANY GENERAL OFFICES-DULUTH, MINN. VANILLA handwritten: Green Beans 1949-1950