Can: Kaffee-Hag Coffee. Regular Grind. General Foods Corp. (Maxwell House), Hoboken. 1lb. N.d., ca. 1943-1950.
Entry/Object ID
2014.013.0120
Description
Can: Kaffee-Hag Coffee. General Foods Corporation, Hoboken, N.J. Regular Grind. One pound. No date, circa 1940-1950.
Lithographed metal. Original contents not present.
Ground coffee, 97% caffeine free. Brand name on front as Kaffee Hag and with hyphen on other panels. A decaffeinated coffee processed and packed at Maxwell House Coffee plant in Hoboken.
The coffee in this can was regular grind. Text on a back panel: Use the new Drip Grind Kaffee-Hag for drip coffee.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.013
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Date made
1940 - 1950
Notes
Date: 1940-1950
General Notes
Note
Notes: General Foods purchased the Kaffee-Hag brand from Kellogg's in the late 1930s (dates seen are 1937 or 1939.)
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-11-10
