Name/Title
CanDescription
Metal container fully sealed at all seams; top has series of concentric rings including round opening where contents put in but opening sealed; black lettering on lid reads "Civil Defense/Carbohydrate Supplement/Packed in May 1963/Contents; 36#. Net Weight/Ingredients; Sugar, Corn Syrup, Natural and Artificial flavors, U.S. Certified Pure Food Colors.
Top of lid has black lettering "Chesterton Candy Co., Chicago, IL."
Used by Shelby Co. Civil Defense.
Found in a forgotten fallout shelter in Waldron High School, brought to Kevin because of association with SCHS; during cold war of 1950's & 1960's nuclear war was possiblility, Civil Defense stocked shelters for such an emergency; this would have been a food supply for any survivors in shelter waiting for an all clear.Collection
Kevin FuchsAcquisition
Accession
1988.051Source or Donor
Kevin FuchsAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Date made
1963Place
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Early Date: 1963
Made: Chesterton Candy Co.Create Date
March 18, 2002Update Date
August 3, 2024