Maxwell House Coffee, Regular Grind, 2 lb jar, Hoboken et al, n.d, ca. 1945-1950.

front (note '70' in grease pencil right; price?)

front (note '70' in grease pencil right; price?)

Name/Title

Maxwell House Coffee, Regular Grind, 2 lb jar, Hoboken et al, n.d, ca. 1945-1950.

Entry/Object ID

2010.007.0024

Description

Maxwell House Coffee, Regular Grind, 2 pound glass jar. General Foods Corp., New York.; Roasted and packed by Maxwell House Division of General Foods Corporation, Hoboken, N.J.; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Jacksonville, Florida. No date, circa 1945-1950. Clear glass (leather grained molded surface above and below label), 4" diameter x 6" high; printed paper wrap-around label; metal screw lid. Original contents not present. Lid top imprinted: Vacuum Packed Vita-Fresh, Maxwell House Coffee. While unknown if this bottle was from Hoboken or one of the other plants, it is typical of the product issued by the Hoboken facility.

Acquisition

Accession

2010.007

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Made/Created

Date made

1945 - 1950

Notes

Date: 1945-1950

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-05-17