Yeast Shipping Crate

Description (Brief):

This Magic Yeast shipping crate end is printed with Magic Yeast’s owl and moon trademark. Magic Yeast was formulated and manufactured by Egbert W. Gillett in 1886. In 1893 Gillett founded the Northwestern Yeast Company in Chicago, Illinois, to manufacture Magic Yeast and its companion product, Yeast Foam. In 1929 the company was merged with four others by J.P. Morgan to create Standard Brands.

Referenced Business: Northwestern Yeast Co.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: L.E. Leininger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0441.149Accession Number: 1979.0441Catalog Number: 1979.0441.149

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 5 3/4 in x 14 1/4 in; 14.605 cm x 36.195 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fc01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361787

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