MAGIC COVERS PACKAGING

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"MAGIC COVERS" PACKAGING

Entry/Object ID

2001.115.4.3

Description

Color: Blue; Brown A paper package for "Magic Covers," ca. 1920s. The artifact is brown with printing on the top left corner of the front that reads "MAGIC COVERS / For Cake Board and Rolling-Pin." Below this is the name of Mrs. H. B. Rackliff from Hollywood who invented the product. At the center of the left are directions for use. At the bottom are the name and location of the manufacturer as well as the price. Written with black crayon on the center of the back is the number "509." Found within the package were a rolling pin cover which is item .4.1 and a cake board cover which is item .4.2. With many abrasions; brittleness; creases; soiling; discoloration; folds; markings; stains; tears; and general wear, the object is in poor condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Kitchen utensils, Home economics, Packaging

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Packaging, Magic Cover Co.

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Packaging