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- Advertising Brochure, "Fondue, Original Recipes from Switzerland Cheese Association," 1979 - This brochure would have been available as a free handout to advertise products sold at A. Rensch & Co., a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this.
- 1979
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Advertising Brochure, "Fondue, Original Recipes from Switzerland Cheese Association," 1979
This brochure would have been available as a free handout to advertise products sold at A. Rensch & Co., a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this.
- Advertising Brochure, "Holland Imported Cheese," circa 1975 - This brochure would have been available as a free handout to advertise products sold at A. Rensch & Co., a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this.
- circa 1975
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Advertising Brochure, "Holland Imported Cheese," circa 1975
This brochure would have been available as a free handout to advertise products sold at A. Rensch & Co., a family-owned specialty-import food store that opened in Toledo, Ohio, in 1882. Customers interested in exotic canned and bottled foods, hard-to-find teas and coffees, and all manner of imported meats and cheeses would have frequented a store like this.
- Hallmark "Merry "Swiss" Mouse" Christmas Ornament, 1992 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1992
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Hallmark "Merry "Swiss" Mouse" Christmas Ornament, 1992
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Curd Mill, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
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Curd Mill, circa 1840
- Curd Mill, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
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Curd Mill, circa 1840
- Cheese Vat, Made by Thomas Mills & Brother -
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Cheese Vat, Made by Thomas Mills & Brother
- Cheese Trier, circa 1895 - Cheesemakers remove a sample from a wheel of cheese to test how the product is aging and if it is ready for sale. Cheesemakers insert a trier to pull out a cross-section of cheese that they then evaluated for taste and texture. The plug is reinserted (only small samples are taken for tasting) and sealed if more aging is required.
- circa 1895
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Cheese Trier, circa 1895
Cheesemakers remove a sample from a wheel of cheese to test how the product is aging and if it is ready for sale. Cheesemakers insert a trier to pull out a cross-section of cheese that they then evaluated for taste and texture. The plug is reinserted (only small samples are taken for tasting) and sealed if more aging is required.
- Crate Label, "Bocce Brand Zinfandel Grapes," circa 1940 - As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels were created to attract the attention of grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets. C. Mondavi & Sons played up their Italian roots by featuring men playing bocce on their label -- a popular recreation sport in Italy.
- circa 1940
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Crate Label, "Bocce Brand Zinfandel Grapes," circa 1940
As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels were created to attract the attention of grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets. C. Mondavi & Sons played up their Italian roots by featuring men playing bocce on their label -- a popular recreation sport in Italy.
- Dairy Mixing Tool -
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Dairy Mixing Tool
- Cheese Press, Used by Rider and Hoffman Families, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Cheese Press, Used by Rider and Hoffman Families, circa 1890