Pennbrook Milk Carton, 1937
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
Date Made
1937
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
71.1.1513
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Color
Cream (Color)
Red
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Diameter: 3.25 in
Inscriptions
on top folds:
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 / STANDARD / 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 / 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.
in marker on bottom:
A / 1937
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