Can: Lipton's Yellow Label Brand Coffee. 1 lb. can. Packed & distributed by Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., Hoboken et al. Copyright 1920.
Entry/Object ID
2013.005.0021
Description
Can: Lipton's Yellow Label Brand Coffee. 1 pound container. Packed and distributed by Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., Hoboken, N.J.; San Francisco; Chicago. Copyright 1920. Lithographed metal with stamped twist-off lid or cap; 4" diameter x 6" high; bottom of container is unmarked. Original contents not present.
Printing is in yellow (gold) and red. Lid is unfinished (no paint) and has stamped text in rounded oblong frame: Steel Cut. Beneath these words is: To Open Turn [arrow with feathers]. See objects 2012.001.0212 for a similar can with different lid, painted, that carries the Lipton name on it. It has the same, To Open Turn, with the same style arrow.
The can carries a copyright date of 1920 as seen in image 5. Image 3 has text "Can Patent Applied For."
Hoboken became the American headquarters and main factory for the company in 1919.
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tin / food storage / package
Acquisition
Accession
2013.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
