Name/Title
Miss Saylor's candy box that unfolds to a clown, c. 1940Entry/Object ID
2017.41.1Description
Acc. No. 17.41.1
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Miss Saylor's Candies
Date or Period: circa 1930's-1940's
Object: Box, candy
Description: A cardboard candy box that unfolds into a clown's figure. Written on the clown’s cap is, "Miss Saylor's Unusual Candies;" this message is repeated on the bottom of the clown's figure. The folding joints are fragile and have been reinforced with tape. The figure is in a predominantly dark red color with some white and black accents.
Size: Unfolded box: L-13”
History of Object: A novelty candy box that was distributed by Miss Saylor's Candies of Alameda.
Acquired from: Doug Durein, Alameda
Date: 03/18/2017
