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- "Ac'cent: Crystals of 99+% Pure Monosodium Glutamate" Product Package, 1947-1955 - Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese chemist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda to achieve the distinctive umami taste found in sea kelp. American manufacturers began importing it for use in the late 1920s to meet demand from the military and pre-packaged food industries. In 1947, the first U.S. brand -- Ac'cent -- was introduced to bring MSG to home kitchens.
- 1947-1955
- Collections - Artifact
"Ac'cent: Crystals of 99+% Pure Monosodium Glutamate" Product Package, 1947-1955
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese chemist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda to achieve the distinctive umami taste found in sea kelp. American manufacturers began importing it for use in the late 1920s to meet demand from the military and pre-packaged food industries. In 1947, the first U.S. brand -- Ac'cent -- was introduced to bring MSG to home kitchens.
- Miniature Canister, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Miniature Canister, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- H & S Super Foam Cleaner, 1940-1950 -
- 1940-1950
- Collections - Artifact
H & S Super Foam Cleaner, 1940-1950
- Tea Canister, 1873-1885 - Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.
- 1873-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Tea Canister, 1873-1885
Before products like coffee, tea, and spices were individually packaged with company labels and logos grocers dispensed them from metal bins and canisters. These large tin containers were not only a convenient storage place that kept products dry, but their colorful painted, printed, and stenciled decorations provided an attractive display on the store's shelves and counters.
- Canister, 1875-1900 -
- 1875-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Canister, 1875-1900
- Kitchen Canister Set, 1960-1965 -
- 1960-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Kitchen Canister Set, 1960-1965
- American Dairy Milk and Cream Can -
- Collections - Artifact
American Dairy Milk and Cream Can
- Tea Box, 1800-1840 - This early 19th-century decorative, lacquered tea chest held loose tea leaves in the two smaller metal canisters. This chest was meant for display, either in a store that catered to the needs of upper-class consumers, or in an upper-class home to show off their wealth and good taste.
- 1800-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Tea Box, 1800-1840
This early 19th-century decorative, lacquered tea chest held loose tea leaves in the two smaller metal canisters. This chest was meant for display, either in a store that catered to the needs of upper-class consumers, or in an upper-class home to show off their wealth and good taste.
- Tea Canister, 1950-1959 - The Continental Can Company created a line of decorative metal kitchenware under the name Decoware in the 1950s. Items such as trays, cake tins, bread boxes, and canister sets often came in colorful floral, fruit, or plaid patterns. The company also produced this set of four graduated white canisters tastefully embellished with copper-colored lettering and a matching copper-colored lid.
- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Tea Canister, 1950-1959
The Continental Can Company created a line of decorative metal kitchenware under the name Decoware in the 1950s. Items such as trays, cake tins, bread boxes, and canister sets often came in colorful floral, fruit, or plaid patterns. The company also produced this set of four graduated white canisters tastefully embellished with copper-colored lettering and a matching copper-colored lid.
- "Euclid" Kitchen Box, 1995 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 1995
- Collections - Artifact
"Euclid" Kitchen Box, 1995
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.