Name/Title
Can: Maxwell House Coffee, Regular Grind, 2 pound container, fifteen cents off, General Foods Corp., New York, no date, ca. 1945-1955.Entry/Object ID
2006.041.0015Description
Metal can, Maxwell House Coffee, Regular Grind, 2 pound container, fifteen cents off, General Foods Corp., New York, no date, ca. 1945-1955. Printed metal, 6" high x 5" diameter, sealed with opening key attached to top.
Unopened: orginal contents in can. Dented, scratched, rusted. The date of this can is tentative; note that it is labeled and has directions on can for percolated coffee and boiled coffee. Although the company name is listed as General Foods Corporation, this can was probably produced at the Maxwell House Coffee Division in Hoboken.Acquisition
Accession
2006.041Source or Donor
PurchaseAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Museum Purchase.Made/Created
Date made
1945 - 1955Notes
Date: 1945-1955Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentGeneral Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2005-06-21
