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Square tin box, marked "Stem Ginger." Painted green with yellow print. Yellow border around lid. Vantine's trademarks on several places. Filled with early 20th century cake candle holders.
spice boxes
packaging
tin (metal)
Tin
BOX, SPICE
In exhibit: "Boston Close Up" at the SPNEA One Bowdoin Square Gallery, November 9, 1999 - February 12, 2000.
Painted: Top of box: ""STEM GINGER/ A.A. VANTINE & CO. IMPORTERS."" Front side: ""STEM GINGER/ TRADEMARK"" Right side: ""A.A. VANTINE & CO./ WHOLESALE/ NEW YORK"" Back side: ""CHINA & JAPAN/ INDIA & CEYLON/ TEA & CONDIMENTS/ AMERICAN CAN CO. 11A"" Left side: ""A.A. VANTINE & CO./ RETAIL/ Guaranteed...under the food and drugs act, June 30, 1906...""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
American Can. Co. (Manufacturer)
USA
3 x 4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1014
New York state (United States)
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