Pennbrook Chocolate Drink Carton, 1938
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
Date Made
1938
Creator Notes
Copyrighted 1936 by Standard Dairies, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Carton made by Reed Co., Inc., New York, New York, for Pennbrook Milk Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1598
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Color
Cream (Color)
Light blue
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 9.875 in
Width: 10.875 in
Inscriptions
at top:
SPOUT OPENS HERE
on front of carton:
Pennbrook / BRAND / CHOCOLATE / FLAVORED / Drink / ONE QUART / LIQUID / APPROVED STATE BUREAU / WEIGHTS AND MEASURES / PENNA. SERIAL NO. R-13 / NEW JERSEY APPROVED / TUBERCULIN TESTED / [C] 1936 STANDARD DAIRIES INC.
in red across front:
SUNSHINE VITAMIN D
in red on front:
Chocolate flavor in / each quart contains / 200 USP XI units / Vitamin D activated / directly by Sunshine.
on back of carton:
HOW TO OPEN / Lift the two metal / clips directly above / the arrows on the / front of the bottle - / push those two wings / back / Then with thumb and / forefinger press / wings firmly together / to form pouring / spout. / PASTEURIZED AT / STANDARD DAIRIES INC. / 500-520 SO. 27TH ST., PHILA., PENNA. / BELL PHONE LOCUST 6330
along bottom edge:
PAT. NOS. 2053298, 2053299 THE REED CO. INC., NEW YORK, N. Y.
stamped on front:
SEP 12 1938
in pencil on front:
8 Samples / .435 / C. C. of A. test / 4.8% / Moisture / Schoettle test / showed 5.4% / Moisture.
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