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Yeast foam Box

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-197880

Description

Small cardboard white and red box with white and red lettering. Yellow oval in center with writing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
packaging
cardboard
Box

Inscription

"YEAST/ TRADE MARK/ PURITY/AND/EXCELLENCE/ FOAM" (printed)
" EAT YEAST FOAM/FOR HEALTH/RELIEVES CONSTIPATION/SEND FOR BOOKLET/ "AID TO HEALTH"/ MANUFACTURED BY THE/NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO./CHICAGO, ILL." (printed)
"USE YEAST FOAM/ YEAST BECOMES/STALE WITH/AGE. BUY /BUT/ ONE/PACKAGE/AT A TIME/KEEP COOL AND DRY/ BAKE AT HOME" (printed)
"rECIPE BOOLET/MAILED ON REQUEST?MAKES GOOD BREAD/ROLLS,BUCKWEAT/CAKES AND/ROOT/BEER/MINIMUM WEIGHT/ABOUT 2 OUNCES" (printed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

EH1001

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1574

Places

Illinois (United States)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

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