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Ice Cream Box

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1920-1951

GUSN

GUSN-10458

Description

Squarish carboard box with flap lid, printed in red, white and blue; top has girl in Dutch costume carrying a dish with a brick of ice cream; "Hood's" in red band at top; long sides have dish with brick of ice cream; short sides have Jersey Belle logo

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
packaging
cardboard
printing (process)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
cows
Cardboard
Transfer Printed
Cow
BOX, FOOD STORAGE

Inscription

Printed on 1) top 2) long sides 3) short sides: 1) Hood's/ Ice Cream/ ""The Flavor's There"" [writing]/ Mfd by H.P. Hood & Sons, Providence, R.I. 2) It's/ Hood's [writing] 3) H.P. Hood & Sons, Ice Cream [on logo]/ Contents 4 Fluid oz.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.125 x 3.625 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth McAfoose

Accession Number

1995.236.2

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