Egg Box
01
Artifact Overview
Urban grocers purchased eggs in cases of 360 and repackaged them for retail sale by the dozen. Customers could carry their farm-fresh eggs home in containers like this one, a lightweight paper carton with protective dividers that kept eggs safe during transit.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Box (Container)
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.753
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Color
Gray (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 5.25 in
Inscriptions
on top and sides:
EGGS
on bottom:
"PEARL BRAND"
in pencil on bottom:
Eggs / Br Sugar / Butter
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