Hershey's Instant Cocoa Mix Tin, circa 1971

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Tin (Container)

Date Made

circa 1971

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2008.39.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Tin (Metal)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Brown
Gray (Color)
Red
Yellow (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: 2.875 in

Inscriptions

on front: HERSHEY'S / INSTANT / COCOA MIX / 1 POUND NET WEIGHT / RICH / CHOCOLATE / FLAVOR / INSTANT HOT OR COLD [...] ADD TO MILK [...] / HERSHEY CHOCOLATE CORP., HERSHEY PA., U.S.A. on back: HERSHEY'S / INSTANT COCOA MIX / ICE CREAM SODA [...] / QUICK TRICK FUDGE [...] / PRINTED IN U.S.A. / ITEM NO.255 on side: HERSHEY'S / INSTANT / COCOA MIX / HOT COCOA / PLACE [...] 2 HEAPING TEASPOONS / HERSHEY'S INSTANT COCOA MIX / IN A CUP [...] on side: HERSHEY'S / INSTANT COCOA MIX / COLD CHOCOLATE MILK / PLACE [...] MILK IN A TALL GLASS [...] ADD [...] 2 HEAPING TEASPOONS HERSHEY'S INSTANT COCOA MIX [...]
Hershey's Instant Cocoa Mix Tin, circa 1971