Pressed Paper Egg Tray, 1930-2000
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Artifact Overview
Pressed paper egg trays provided padding between layers of eggs packed for transport from farms to urban markets. Each tray, or flat, held 30 eggs and fit easily within the standard wholesale package -- a wooden box (and later a wire cage). These packages held twelve flats -- a total of thirty dozen (360) eggs!
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tray
Date Made
1930-2000
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.64.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Witt.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
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Related Content
SetEggs
- 23 Artifacts
Eggs are familiar. They're available nearly everywhere Americans shop for food and appear daily on menus at homes and restaurants across the country. What's less familiar is the story of their rise from products of the family farm to a major agricultural commodity. This group of artifacts helps document that story, revealing important developments in egg production and distribution and exploring consumers' evolving relationship with eggs.