Food - Overview
Part of a nation's history lies in what people eat. Artifacts at the Museum document the history of food in the United States from farm machinery to diet fads.
More than 1,300 pieces of stoneware and earthenware show how Americans have stored, prepared, and served food for centuries. Ovens, cookie cutters, kettles, aprons, and ice-cream-making machines are part of the collections, along with home canning jars and winemaking equipment. More than 1,000 objects recently came to the Museum when author and cooking show host Julia Child donated her entire kitchen, from appliances to cookbooks.
Advertising and business records of several food companies—such as Hills Brothers Coffee, Pepsi Cola, and Campbell's Soup—represent the commercial side of the subject
"Food - Overview" showing 5 items.
Ink Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This is a Sanford Ink Company shipping crate side. The Sanford Manufacturing Company was founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1857. The company relocated to Chicago in 1866 and became a large producer of ink and glue products in its early years before focusing on ink and being renamed the Sanford Ink Company in 1940. Sanford introduced the Sharpie marker in 1964, which went on to become one of its best selling products. Sanford was purchased by the Newell Company in 1992.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Sanford Corporation
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.226
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.226
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Mucilage Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This is a side panel of a Sanford Manufacturing Company shipping crate that contained Sanford glue (mucilage). The Sanford Manufacturing Company was founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1857. The company relocated to Chicago in 1866 and produced ink and glue in its early years before solely manufacturing ink products and renaming itself the Sanford Ink Company in 1940. Sanford was purchased by Newell Company in 1992.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Sanford Corporation
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.260
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.260
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Ink Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This is a Sanford Ink Company shipping crate end. The Sanford Manufacturing Company was founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1857. The company relocated to Chicago in 1866 and became a large producer of ink and glue products in its early years before focusing on ink and being renamed the Sanford Ink Company in 1940. Sanford introduced the Sharpie marker in 1964, which went on to become one of its best selling products. Sanford was purchased by Newell Company in 1992.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Sanford Corporation
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.283
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.283
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Ink Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This is an end panel of a Sanford Ink Company shipping crate. The Sanford Manufacturing Company was founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1857. The company relocated to Chicago in 1866 and became a large producer of ink and glue products in its early years before focusing on ink and being renamed the Sanford Ink Company in 1940. Sanford introduced the Sharpie marker in 1964, which went on to become one of its best selling products. Sanford was purchased by Newell Company in 1992.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Sanford Corporation
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.294
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.294
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Mucilage Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This is a side panel of a Sanford Manufacturing Company shipping crate that contained Sanford glue (mucilage). The Sanford Manufacturing Company was founded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1857. The company relocated to Chicago in 1866 and produced ink and glue in its early years before solely manufacturing ink products and renaming itself the Sanford Ink Company in 1940. Sanford was purchased by Newell Company in 1992.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Sanford Corporation
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.355
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.355
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center