Name/Title
Large Orange Miss Saylor's Chocolates Box, c. 1930Entry/Object ID
2021.95.1Description
Acc. No. 21.95.1
Subject Category: Businesses, Candy Manufacturer
Date or period: Circa 1930
Object: Box, Candy
Description:
Oblong cardboard box covered in fancy orange-and-gold paper, with an inscription on top of lid "Miss Saylor's French Creams, Fruit, and Nuts". In the upper left corner it has an emblem of a seagull with outstretched wings inside a nautical life saver, with inscribed "Saylor’s of California", underneath 'Unusual Chocolates'. On the bottom is a list of the fresh cream assortment.
Size: L 5 3/4" x W 11 x H 2 1/2 inches.
History of Object: An early box used by the Saylor's Candy Company, Alameda, California.
Acquired from: Lizabeth McComb
Washington
Donated: 9/10/21; Catalog Date: 9/17/21
