Sturgeon Bay Brand Montmorency Red Tart Pitted Cherries Can

Name/Title

Sturgeon Bay Brand Montmorency Red Tart Pitted Cherries Can

Entry/Object ID

2019.4.1

Description

#10 Cherry Can with Label. The label, reading " Sturgeon Bay Brand Montmorency Red Tart Pitted Cherries, Water Packed, Contents 6 lb. 9 oz., Packed by Fruit Growers Co-operative Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is printed over a picture of packed cherries and has a narrow yellow border. The can is open on one end. Numbers punched into the label indicate that the packing date was September, 1948.

Collection

ail

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2019.4

Source or Donor

William Scarbrough

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1949

Notes

Date: 1948

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Can, Food Storage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Storage Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

businesses in: Sturgeon Bay, fruit processing, Fruit Growers Cooperative, cherry industry, processing, Cherries, container, fruit, container, can, labels, processed fruit

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Diameter

6 in

Dimension Notes

label dimensions are 6 1/2" X 11"

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Scarbrough, William

General Notes

Note

Notes: received by mail

Create Date

September 8, 2019

Update Date

August 12, 2026