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Referenced business:
American Tobacco Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (crate label material)
wood (substrate material)
Measurements:
crate label: 12 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 15.875 cm
Object Name:
crate label
Place Made:
United States: Ohio, Middletown
Description (Brief):
This shipping crate side contained tobacco manufactured by the American Tobacco Company in Middletown, Ohio during the early 20th century. The P.J. Sorg Tobacco Company was the dominant tobacco manufacturer in Middletown before it was bought by the American Tobacco Company around 1898. The crate has a label noting that taxes were paid, and the bottom of the crate cautions “under the penalties of law” against reusing the packaging for tobacco shipments.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
L.E. Leininger
ID Number:
1979.0441.224
Catalog number:
1979.0441.224
Accession number:
1979.0441
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Work and Industry: Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-00d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1361863