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Ice cream box

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1900-1951

GUSN

GUSN-10132

Description

Slightly flared rectangular cardboard box with slotted opening flaps at top; wide sides printed with text in red square with picture frame border; narrow sides have same border with Jersey Belle logo above image of ice cream in footed dish

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

Printed on 1) wide sides 2) narrow sides 3) one flap of cover: 1) Hood's old fashioned ice cream ""The flavor's there"" 2) HP Hood & Sons/ Ice cream 3) One-half pint/ Mass. standard liquid measure/ approved by the Director of Standards/ for Massachusetts M-1

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.125 x 2.875 x 1.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth McAfoose

Accession Number

1995.238

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