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Cocoa Shipping Crate

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Object Details

referenced business

Walter Baker & Co. Ltd.

Description (Brief)

This shipping crate side contained breakfast cocoa that was produced by Walter Baker & Company Ltd. of Dorchester, Massachusetts during the early 20th century. The crate contained 24 half-pound cans of breakfast cocoa. The Baker Chocolate Company was founded in 1780, and is one of the oldest chocolate manufacturers in the United States.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

L.E. Leininger

ID Number

1979.0441.178

catalog number

1979.0441.178

accession number

1979.0441

Object Name

crate label

Physical Description

ink (crate label material)
wood (substrate material)

Measurements

crate label: 6 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 24.13 cm

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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-fd2d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1361815

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The Power of Chocolate: Cocoa and Chocolate in American History and Culture

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