Corned Beef Shipping Crate

Description (Brief):

This shipping crate side originally contained 24 12 ounce tins of Wilson’s certified corned beef and was in use around 1900-1950. The beef was from Argentina.

Referenced Business: Wilson & Co.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Food, Crate Labels, Agriculture

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Credit Line: L.E. Leininger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0441.160Catalog Number: 1979.0441.160Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 7 1/4 in x 13 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 33.655 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fc0c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361798

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