Thermoformed plastic meat/poultry packaging tray

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Thermoformed plastic meat/poultry packaging tray

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.223

Description

Rectangular shallow tray with rounded corners and a raised, stepped rim. Pale amber to ivory plastic (reads translucent-amber under direct light, opaque ivory otherwise). Floor molded with longitudinal drainage channels flanking central "ladder" rib fields (short transverse rungs) — a standard drainage/absorbent-pad layout for packaged fresh meat or poultry. Molded rectangular cartouches along the top and bottom edges carry the maker codes. Size code implies roughly 19 × 14 cm (footprint unverified — no scale in image).

Use

Preserved by Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Notes

Maker: Unidentified. A circular molded monogram logo appears beside the "F69" mark; not matched to a known manufacturer (web search inconclusive). Date: Undetermined; no date present. Cannot be confirmed within the 1959–1990 collection range and may fall outside it. Place of Origin: Undetermined.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Inscriptions/Marks (all molded/embossed on the underside): GH; 19-14; F69; 25; and a circular monogram logo (beside F69).

Materials

Material

Plastic

Material Notes

Materials: Molded thermoplastic; appearance is consistent with polystyrene or PVC sheet (tentative — no resin-identification code visible). Technique: Thermoformed (vacuum-formed) from extruded sheet (inferred from thin walls and stepped rolled rim).

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

acquisition

Research Notes

Notes

"19-14" likely the tray's nominal dimensions in cm (~19 × 14); "25" possibly a size or catalog code; "GH" and "F69" likely cavity/mold identifiers. Maker: circular monogram logo unidentified; flagged tentative.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

May 19, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026