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Stippled glass jar with paper label for Maxwell House coffee. Lid advertizes: George Burns and Gracie Allen Two Great Stars in a Great Radio Show! Thursday Night NBC Maxwell House Coffee Time"
coffee (food, dye)
jars
coffee (food, dye)
glass (material)
Canister, Food Storage
Canister, Coffee
Canister, Coffee
The stippling of the glass is a proprietarty process by the Owens-Illinois Glass Company that was called "Duraglass" and was in use between 1940 and the mid 1950s.
Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
6 1/8 (H) (inches)
Sarah Moore Field Collection
1998.5998
1946-1949 (Maxwell House sponsored Burns and Allen radio show from 1946 until June 1949)
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