Name/Title
Skippy Peanut Butter tin produced by the Rosefield Packing Co., c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
2019.3.1Description
Acc. No. 19.3.1
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda - Rosefield Packing Co. (Skippy Peanut Butter)
Date or Period: c. 1930's
Object: Peanut butter can
Description: A cylindrical tin can with a removable metal top. The label with the product name and other information is lithographed on the tin's surface.
Size: H-4 x W-4 inches.
History of Object: An early container for Skippy Peanut Butter produced by the Rosefield Packing Co., Alameda. The plant was located on Webster Street near Atlantic Avenue.
Acquired from: Chuck Millar
Alameda
Date: 01/12/19Interpretative Labels
Label
ALAMEDA INDUSTRIES
SKIPPY PEANUT BUTTER
WOMEN'S BOWLING
TEAM BLOUSE
This blouse was worn by Ellar Marie Summers (1923 - 2008), an employee at the Skippy Peanut Butter factory located at 1916 Webster Street, Alameda (now the site of Walgreens). Ellar was a member of their championship bowling teams of 1960 and 1961.
Skippy Peanut Butter was a product of the Rosefield Packing Company. This popular name was licensed as the corporate name in 1932.
