Baking Powder Shipping Crate

Description (Brief):

This shipping crate end is imprinted with “Calument Baking Powder” text and Native American head trademark. William Wright formulated Calumet Baking Powder in Chicago, Illinois in 1889. The powder was named after Calumet City, a town near Chicago. Calumet was also the Native American term for peace pipe, and Calumet used the profile of a Native American in a headdress as its trademark. Calumet was bought by General Foods bought in 1929.

Referenced Business: Calumet Baking Powder Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

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: 1979.0441.172Catalog Number: 1979.0441.172Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 8 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 26.67 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fd28-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361810

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