Milk Shipping Crate

Description (Brief):

This is an end panel of a Borden’s Milk shipping crate. Gail Borden Jr. patented his method for producing condensed milk by vacuum in 1856 and established the New York Condensed Milk Company in 1857. Borden is also renowned for establishing the “Dairyman’s Ten Commandments,” which were health and cleanliness standards that dairy farms had to adhere to in order to supply Borden with milk.

Referenced Business: Borden Company

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: 1979.0441.367Catalog Number: 1979.0441.367Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)Measurements: crate label: 10 in x 16 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 41.91 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f66e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1362006

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