Royal Cook Book. Standard Brands Incorporated, New York, U.S.A. Copyright 1932.

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2010.007.0220

Scope and Content

Royal Cook Book. Standard Brands Incorporated, New York, U.S.A. Copyright 1932. Booklet, 5-1/8" x 8" high, pp. [vi], 46 including covers. The publication here is primarily promoting Royal Baking Powder, but includes several other Standard Brand products: Royal Desserts (gelatin fruit flavors & puddings), Chase & Sanborn Coffee and Teas, Fleischmann's Yeast. All are depicted on page [ii] except the Baking Powder which is on the back cover [page 46] in large drawings of the can. Pages [iii-iv] is a recipe index.

Acquisition

Accession

2010.007

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1932 - 1932

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1932 Date(s): 1932

General Notes

Note

Notes: Standard Brands was formed in 1929 and had a manufacturing / distribution facility in Hoboken (two thirds of the 'Lipton Tea' building was actually used by Standard) about this period, exact date not established and also undetermined is whether the actual products featured in this cookbook were made here or just packaged / distributed from Hoboken. The company always used New York on labeling, publications and advertisements. Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-10-15