Collapsible Cup Set, circa 1920
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Artifact Overview
Socony Service Stations distributed sets of collapsible cups to travelers. Fitted neatly into a small box, these cups could be stored away easily and used, as described on the box, "For picnics and motoring -- traveling too."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Collapsible cup
Date Made
circa 1920
Creator Notes
Cups made by Public Service Co. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; packaging made by Rust Craft Publishers in Boston, Massachusetts.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
86.129.68
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Thread
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.75 in (of box)
Width: 3 in (of box)
Thickness: 1 in (of box)
Inscriptions
Printed on box top: PAPER CUPS / FOR PICNICS AND / MOTORING.- / TRAVELING, TOO. / I HOPE THAT THESE / CUPS WILL BE / USEFUL TO YOU! / FWR
On box side: 451 B / RUST CRAFT, BOSTON
Box lower insert: SO / NY / SOCONY / REG. US. PAT. OFF. / PETROLEUM / PRODUCTS / SOCONY SERVICE / EVERYWHERE
On cup bottoms: TRADE / SANIFOLD / MARK / REG. US. PAT. OFF. / THE / SANITARY FOLDING / DRINKING CUP / MADE BY / PUBLIC SERVICE CO., INC / HARRISBURG, PA / FOREIGN AND US PATS PEND
Cup sides: ANY INFRINGEMENT WILL BE PROSECUTED
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