Wheat Flakes Shipping Crate

Description (Brief):

This is an end panel of an Albers Brother’s Wheat Flakes shipping crate. The Albers Brother’s Milling Company was founded in 1895 in Portland, Oregon. The Albers Brothers Milling Company produced a variety of grain products, such as corn meal, grits, oats, wheat mush, and flour under a variety of brands, like Carnation, Peacock, Del Monte and Sunripe. In 1929 the Carnation Milk Products Company purchased Albers Brother’s Milling Company, but kept Albers as a subsidiary.

Referenced Business: Albers Brothers Milling 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: 1979.0441.365Catalog Number: 1979.0441.365Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 8 in x 20 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 52.07 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f66c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1362004

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