Can: Towle's Log Cabin Syrup. 1 gal. Made by Log Cabin Products Div. of General Foods, Hoboken. N.d., ca.1929-1940.
Entry/Object ID
2010.007.0144
Description
Towle's Log Cabin Syrup. One gallon can. Made by Log Cabin Products Division of General Foods Corp., Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1929-1940. Lithographed metal can with pull-off cap; hinged handle on top; 9-1/2" high (9-3/4" to top of cap) x 6-5/8" wide x 4-1/4" deep. Original contents not present.
While unstated, it was a commercial size container for the food service / restaurant market.
Can has solid red background all sides with lettering on all sides and illustration of a log cabin (on front and back only) printed in white and black.
Towles Log Cabin Syrup (with "Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." below "Log"); Absolutely Pure Can and Maple Sugar Syrups; Log Cabin Products Divsion of General Foods Corporation, Hoboken, N.J., U.S.A. ; Net Contents 1 Gallon. Made in U.S.A.
Cap is embossed metal, lettered "Pull Off By Hand."
Codes on each side near bottom:
left: 1054
right: A.C.CO. 17 AX
[A.C.CO. = American Can Co.]
Acquisition
Accession
2010.007
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
