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Ice cream box

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1920-1950

GUSN

GUSN-10096

Description

Slightly flared rectangular cardboard box with fitted flap lids printed in dark blue with diamond-shaped band in centre of each side

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
packaging
cardboard
printing (process)
Transfer Printed
Cardboard
BOX, FOOD STORAGE

Inscription

Printed on 1) front and back 2) sides 3) top 4) bottom: 1) Turner Centre/ Ice Cream/ Pure flavors 2) Sold throughout/ New England/ TSC [insignia]/ It's frozen health 3) Guaranteed/ 1/2 pint/ (liquid)/ Full measure/ to top [in box]/ One-half pint/ Mass. standard liquid measure/ approved by the Director of Standards/ for Massachusetts M-18 [in box] 4) Menasha [logo]/ The Menasha Products Co./ Menasha, Wis.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.125 x 3 x 1.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth McAfoose

Accession Number

1995.239

Places

Wisconsin (United States)

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