Borden's Milk Carton

THF801008 / Borden's Milk Carton
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carton (Container)

Creator Notes

Manufactured by the American Can Company, New York, New York, for Borden's Farm Products of New Jersey, Inc., Newark, New Jersey.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

71.1.1666

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Wax

Color

Cream (Color)
Black (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Length: 2.75 in
Width: 2.75 in

Inscriptions

on front of carton: ONE QUART / LIQUID / Borden's / VITAMIN D / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / PASTEURIZED / BORDEN'S FARM PRODUCTS / OF NEW JERSEY, INC. / 55 NESBITT ST. NEWARK, N. J. / Borden's / IF IT'S BORDEN'S IT'S GOT TO BE GOOD / TRADE-MARKS REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. / [C] T. B. C. on side of carton: HOMOGENIZED VITAMIN D / MILK / PASTEURIZED / AT NEWARK, N. J. / DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR / PERIOD ENDING 6 A. M. / OF DAY STAMPED / ON TOP / PRODUCED BY IRRADIATION AND CONTAINS 400 UNITS PER QUART on back of carton: ONE QUART LIQUID / Borden's / VITAMIN D / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / IS / CREAMIER / TASTING AND / MORE DELICIOUS / ALSO MORE RAPIDLY / DIGESTED THAN / REGULAR MILK / THERE IS CREAM / IN EVERY SIP / AND VITAMINS / IN EVERY DROP / BI PAST DH NEWARK / Borden's / IF IT'S BORDEN'S IT'S GOT TO BE GOOD / AMERICAN CAN CO. PATENTS 1520527- / 2085979 - 2089958 - 2182818 Others Pending / APPROVED SERIAL NO A - 3 N. Y. C. N. Y. on top edge: HOMO VITAMIN D