Seed Packet, Musk Melon

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Seed Packet, Musk Melon

Entry/Object ID

70.146.4

Description

Paper Improved Canteloupe Musk Melon Seed Packet. Illustration of melon in green. From Hiram Sibley & Co.

Context

Hiram Sibley (1807-1888), one of the founders of Western Union Telegraph Company and at one time the richest man in Rochester, began to take an interest in plants after his retirement in 1869. He quickly built up a seed empire with warehouses in Rochester and Chicago and farms in five different states.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1889

Place

City

Rochester

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Hiram Sibley & Co. Rochester, N.Y. & Chicago, ILLs.

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

2-5/8 in

Material

Paper