Refugee Beans Shipping Crate

Description (Brief):

This shipping crate contained American Club brand refugee beans that was distributed by the Burt Olney Canning Company of New York around 1900-1950. The wooden crate side bears black text in a stencil font.

Referenced Business: Burt Olney Canning 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: 1979.0441.154Catalog Number: 1979.0441.154Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 8 1/8 in x 11 in; 20.6375 cm x 27.94 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fc06-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361792

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