Egg Box
THF174167 / Egg Box
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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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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.