Pennbrook Milk Carton

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carton (Container)

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Reed Co., Inc., New York, New York, for Pennbrook Milk Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

71.1.1517

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.

Material

Cardboard
Metal

Color

Cream (Color)
Red
Blue
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8.875 in
Diameter: 3.25 in

Inscriptions

on top folds: H / TO OPEN / LIFT THIS CLIP / LIFT CLIP / Push back / these flaps as far / as possible, then / squeeze to form / pouring spout. on front of carton: Pennbrook / EXTRA RICH / Homogenized / Milk / ONE QUART / (LIQUID) / APPROVED STATE BUREAU / WEIGHTS AND MEASURES / PENNA. SERIAL NO. R-13 / NEW JERSEY APPROVED / TUBERCULIN TESTED on back of carton: HOW TO OPEN / Lift the knobs on clip directly above the / arrow on the front of the bottle - push the / two wings back. Then with thumb and fore - / finger press wings firmly together to form / pouring spout. / PASTEURIZED AT / STANDARD DAIRIES / PENNBROOK MILK COMPANY / 500-520 SO. 27TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA / BELL PHONE LOCUST 6330 along bottom edge: PAT. NOS. 2053298, 2053299 THE REED CO., INC. NEW YORK, N. Y.
Pennbrook Milk Carton