Broad Meadows Farms Milk Carton
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Weis for Broad Meadows Farms, Pawling, New York, and Superior Cream Co., New York, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1707
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Wax
Color
Cream (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 2.875 in
Width: 2.25 in
Length: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
HALF PINT / GRADE "A" RAW / BROAD MEADOWS FARMS / MILK / PAUL T. BRADY / Owner / Broad Meadows Farms / PAWLING / Dutchess County / New York
on side of carton:
This Container serves half / pint or one full glass of / Grade "A" Raw Milk from / Tuberculin Tested Herd. / Sole Agents / SUPERIOR CREAM CO. / Inc. / 405 Lexington Avenue / New York City
on back of carton:
This Sanitary Container / filled and sealed on our / farm, assures service of / extra consideration. / This Container especially / adapted to meet the re- / quirements and tastes of / those who demand purity / and sanitation.
on side of carton:
This milk is from a herd / of cows which are Tu- / berculin Tested and in the / Accredited Herd System. / Controlled by the Federal / and State Departments / and are also under the / supervision of the New / York City Board of / Health.
on bottom of carton:
Weis / Patented / July 18, 1911 / Dec. 30 1913 / May 5, 1914 - Nov. 16, 1915 / Other Pats. Issued / and Pending / Foreign / Patents / SEALED - WEIS - NO. 46
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