Bokar Coffee Can, circa 1940

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Can (Container)

Date Made

circa 1940

Creator Notes

Can designed by Egmont Arens for Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in New York City, New York

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

86.53.9

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Tin (Metal)

Color

Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 6 in
Diameter: 4.375 in

Inscriptions

front of can: FRESHLY ROASTED / BOKAR / GROUND TO ORDER / COFFEE / A & P COFFEE SERVICE
Bokar Coffee Can, circa 1940