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Hershey's Milk Chocolate Box

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Hershey's Milk Chocolate box
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  • Hershey's Milk Chocolate box

    Object Details

    maker

    Hershey Chocolate Corporation

    Description

    Physical Description
    Printed on cardboard.
    General History
    Hershey's Milk Chocolate box that held candy bars.

    Credit Line

    Hershey Community Archives

    date made

    1943

    associated dates

    1941-1945

    ID Number

    1992.3112.01

    catalog number

    1992.3112.01

    nonaccession number

    1992.3112

    Object Name

    carton, chocolate bar

    Other Terms

    carton, chocolate bar; General Collection

    Physical Description

    cardboard (overall material)
    brown (overall color)
    white (overall color)
    yellow (overall color)

    Measurements

    average spatial: 4.255 cm x 17.145 cm x 22.86 cm; 1 11/16 in x 6 3/4 in x 9 in

    Place Made

    United States: Pennsylvania, Hershey

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    Exhibition Location

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    related event

    World War II
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    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-7003-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1099490

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