A tin for Newmark crushed pineapple

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Homestead Museum

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A tin for Newmark crushed pineapple

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2012.93.1.1

Description

A tin for Newmark crushed pineapple, Newmark Brothers, Los Angeles, ca. 1910s. The item is made of tin and has a paper label with the company name, product name and other information. The firm was composed of Phineas and Samuel Newmark, sons of merchant Joseph P. Newmark and nephews of merchant and Los Angeles chronicler Harris Newmark, and specialized in coffee, tea and other wholesale items. With significant damage to the paper label, including soiling, stains, tears and creases, and rust and dirt on the tin, the overall condition is poor.

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