Orange striped Miss Saylor's Candy Box, before 1970

Name/Title

Orange striped Miss Saylor's Candy Box, before 1970

Entry/Object ID

1997.114.1

Description

ACC. NO. 97.114.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES DATE OR PERIOD: BEFORE 1970 OBJECT: BOX; CANDY DESCRIPTION: CARDBOARD BOX, WITH LID COVERED IN IMITATION FOIL PAPER IN TWO SHADES OF ORANGE. BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION IN BLACK-COLORED TYPE READS, "MISS SAYLOR'S." SIZE: L 2-1/2" X W 4" HISTORY OF OBJECT: CANDY BOX FROM MISS SAYLOR'S (CANDY ESTABLISHMENT). BOX ORIGINALLY CONTAINED FRENCH CREAMS, FRUIT AND NUTS, ETC. THE BOX LID STATES, "ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA." THE CANDY COMPANY WAS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ENCINAL AVENUE AND PARK STREET. ACQUIRED FROM: LYNN NELSON DATE: MARCH 14, 1997