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.
Bird Food Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This end panel of a Crescent Manufacturing Company bird food shipping crate is imprinted with the company’s crescent moon trademark. The company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as a supplier of vanilla extract to the Pacific Northwest. Later becoming Crescent Foods Inc., the company made its mark on the consumer landscape in 1905 with its Mapleine imitation maple flavoring. Mapleine is still sold today by McCormick, which bought Crescent in 1989.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Crescent Mfg. Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.162
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.162
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Ammonia Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This end panel of a Crescent Manufacturing Company Household Ammonia shipping crate is imprinted with the company’s crescent moon trademark. The company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as a supplier of vanilla extract to the Pacific Northwest. Later becoming Crescent Foods Inc., the company made its mark on the consumer landscape in 1905 with its Mapleine imitation maple flavoring which is still sold today by McCormick, which bought Crescent in 1989.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Crescent Mfg. Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.166
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.166
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Bird Food Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This end panel of a Crescent Manufacturing Company bird food shipping crate is imprinted with the company’s crescent moon trademark. The company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as a supplier of vanilla extract to the Pacific Northwest. Later becoming Crescent Foods Inc., the company made its mark on the consumer landscape in 1905 with its Mapleine imitation maple flavoring. Mapleine is still sold today by McCormick, which bought Crescent in 1989.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Crescent Mfg. Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.196
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.196
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Starch Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This end panel of a Crescent Manufacturing Company starch shipping crate is imprinted with the company’s crescent moon trademark. The company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as a supplier of vanilla extract to the Pacific Northwest. Later becoming Crescent Foods Inc., the company made its mark on the consumer landscape in 1905 with its Mapleine imitation maple flavoring. Mapleine is still sold today by McCormick, which bought Crescent in 1989.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Crescent Mfg. Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.252
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.252
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Ammonia Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This end panel of a Crescent Manufacturing Company Household Ammonia shipping crate is imprinted with the company’s crescent moon trademark. The company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as a supplier of vanilla extract to the Pacific Northwest. Later becoming Crescent Foods Inc., the company made its mark on the consumer landscape in 1905 with its Mapleine imitation maple flavoring which is still sold today by McCormick, which bought Crescent in 1989.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Crescent Mfg. Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.370
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.370
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center