Name/Title
Postcard: Oldenburger Sausage & Ham products; issued by importers C. & J. Willenborg, Inc., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. late 1950s-1960s.Entry/Object ID
2011.005.0037Scope and Content
Postcard: Oldenburger Sausage & Ham products; issued by importers C. & J. Willenborg, Inc., Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa late 1950s-1960s.
Glossy color (photochrome), 3-1/2" x 5-7/16" wide; divided back; unused and unposted.
An advertising card for wholesale products.
Image is of three labeled cans of the imported products with typical contents shown below on plates with printed stick signs. The Willenborg name and address (1237 Park Ave. - in small type) are seen on the labels. (1951: 1126 Hudson St.; 1965: 1237 Park Ave.)
Note: the company did not put its address or phone in the text. No zip code for any address.
The back is imprinted with descriptive text plus photographer's credit.
Imported Smoked Meat Specialties
from: Andreas Koopriann, Oldenburg, Germany
Westphalian hams in tins of 4 to 7 lbs.
8 tins per case
Cervelatwurst, fine cut
Plockwurst, coarse cut
in tins of about 11 lbs., 4 tins per case
both in:
reg. size, 6 pcs. per tin, about 1-1/2-2 lbs. each
small size, 16 pcs. per tin, abt. 1/2-3/4 lbs. each
Please note that the packing in air-tight tins prevents the merchandise from getting mouldy and losing weight; therefore it is a great advantage over other packing methods.
Prices upon request
Importers:
C. & J. Willenborg, Inc.
Hoboken, N.J.
Photography by Louise Guckenheimer, 11-45, 76 Drive, Forest Hills, N.J.Acquisition
Accession
2011.005Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1955 - 1965Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1955-1965 ca
Date(s): 1955-1965General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-03-30
