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Coffee tin

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

ca. 1927

GUSN

GUSN-26380

Description

1 pound, cylindrical, screw-top tin for Schrafft's Coffee, painted yellow w/ blue, red and black letters.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tins (containers)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Tin
Painted
TIN

Inscription

Printed label (twice): ""SCHRAFFT'S/ COFFEE/ FRANK G. SHATTUCK CO./ NEW YORK/ BOSTON SYRACUSE/ PHILADELPHIA"" [1 panel of directions; 1 panel of promotion] Lid: ""PAT 1443682/ 1621487

Maker

Frank G. Shattuck Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

New York, Boston, ...

Credit Line

Sarah Moore Field Collection

Accession Number

1998.5996

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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