Bevo Shipping Crate

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Object Details

referenced business

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Description (Brief)

This shipping crate side originally contained the beverage Bevo manufactured by Anheuser Busch of St. Louis, Missourri from 1916-1929. Bevo was one of the many “near beer” beverages created by breweries during Prohibition to maintain sales and repurpose their factories.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

L.E. Leininger

ID Number

1979.0441.348

catalog number

1979.0441.348

accession number

1979.0441

Object Name

crate label

Physical Description

ink (crate label material)

wood (substrate material)

Measurements

crate label: 8 5/8 in x 14 in; 21.9075 cm x 35.56 cm

Place Made

United States: Missouri, St. Louis

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Work and Industry: Agriculture

Food

Crate Labels

Agriculture

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f590-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1361987