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 522 items.
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Tobacco Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- This side portion of a Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company shipping crate is imprinted with the company’s Star trademark. Liggett and Myers incorporated in 1873 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1885 Liggett and Myers was the largest manufacturer of plug (chewing) tobacco. In 1898 Liggett and Myers was purchased by the Continental Tobacco Company. Continental was a subsidiary of the American Tobacco Company, specializing in the plug tobacco market.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.031
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.031
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This Jay Dee brand apple crate label was used by the J.D. Hamilton Fruit Company of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed blue and white label has an illustration of two red apples on the branch.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- J. D. Hamilton Fruit Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.032
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.032
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- This Skookum brand apple crate was in use by the Northwestern Fruit Growers Association of Seattle, Washington, in the early 20th century. Skookum was a Chinook word denoting “excellence.” Native American imagery was frequently depicted on the crate labels of various fruit distributors to evoke the idea of rich, natural produce.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Skookum Packers Association
- Northwestern Fruit Exchange
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.033
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.033
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This Falls brand apple fruit crate label was used by Chelan Falls Orchards of Chelan Falls, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label was produced by the Traung Label Company of Seattle, Washington. The label has an illustration of a river going down a mountain through several falls, with a rainbow crossing the river and orchards in the background. Fruit crate labels often depicted landscapes like this to evoke the idea of rich, natural produce.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Chelan Falls Orchards
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.034
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.034
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This OK brand apple crate label was used by the Chelan Falls Cold Storage Company of Chelan Falls, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed green label has a large central illustration of a red apple on its branch. Chelan Falls is part of the Wenatchee Valley region that claimed to be the “Apple Capital of the World.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Chelan Falls Cold Storage Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.035
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.035
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This Hi Sea brand apple crate label was is use by Washington Sales, Inc. of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The label was lithographed by the Schmidt L. Company of Seattle, Washington. The label features an image of two seagulls soaring over a green-blue ocean, with a red apple and a golden apple hanging from a branch on the right hand side of the label. Washington Sales, Inc. was a grower co-operative in Wenatchee.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Washington Sales, Inc.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.036
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.036
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This Service brand apple crate label was used by the Trunkey-Wolfe Fruit Company, Inc. of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label was produced by the Ridgway Lithography Company of Seattle, Washington. The green label has a red rim with a large rainbow in the center. The label advertises the apples as Wenatchee district apples. The Wenatchee Valley region is famous for its apple production, and claimed to be the “Apple Capital of the World.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Trunkey-Wolfe Fruit Co., Inc.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.037
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.037
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This Red Seal brand apple crate label was used by the Wenatchee-Northern Warehouse and Marketing Company of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label was produced by the Traung Label Company of Seattle, Washington. The label has a green background with a large central illustration of a circular red wax seal with two red apples on the branch in the center of the seal.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Wenatchee-Northern Warehouse & Marketing Co.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.038
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.038
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This Twin Peaks brand apple crate label was used by Phillippi Orchards of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The white lithographed label features a large red apple in the center, with two blue mountain peaks in the background. The mountain ranges in Wenatchee are a subset of the Cascade Range, and helped provide an ideal climate.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Phillippi Orchards
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.039
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.039
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.
- This North Country brand apple crate label was used by Stadelman Fruit, Inc. of Wenatchee, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label has a red background with yellow text, and an illustration of three apples on the right hand side.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Stadelman Fruit, Inc.
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.040
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.040
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center