Circus Bank Milk Carton

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carton (Container)

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Single Service Containers, Inc., Chelsea, Massachusetts, through patents by Ex-Cell-O Corporation, Detroit, Michigan.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

71.1.1521

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Wax

Color

Cream (Color)
Orange (Color)
Black (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Length: 3 in
Width: 3 in

Inscriptions

on top fold: CIRCUS BANK on side: LIFT HERE WHEN FULL on side, with arrow pointing to coin slot: FILL HERE on top fold: Made by / SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS, INC. / CHELSEA, MASS. on top fold: 1/2 Pint / PURE-PAK Milk Container on bottom: 1/2 Pint / PURE-PAK Milk Container / Made by / SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS, INC. / CHELSEA, MASS. Manufacturers of PURE-PAK Blanks / Formed On a Pure-Pak Machine / Controlled thru U. S. Patents by / THE EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICHIGAN