PETERSON'S SALTED MIXED NUTS TIN LID

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

PETERSON'S SALTED MIXED NUTS TIN LID

Entry/Object ID

98.29.1.2

Description

Color: Brown; green; red A tin lid for Peterson's Salted Mixed Nuts, ca. 1928. The lid top, which has rounded edges and a plain metal band at the bottom that fastens to the bottom, has a green background with a border design in brown and yellow. Two bands of red cross toward the top left and at their junction is a oval label with the product name "Peterson's / Salted Mixed / Nuts" in the center and "Flavor" and "Toasted" above and below. On the left side of the horizontal band is "COPYRIGHT 1928 BY / THE PETERSON NUT / COMPANY." There are images of a variety of nuts, such as walnuts, peanuts, almonds, and others are also scattered on the lid top. The inner portion is plain metal. With a few scratches and chips on the painted portion and some tarnishing on the plain portions, the lid is in good condition.

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Nuts

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tins, Peterson Nut Company

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Object Name

Tins