Kiddie Kookies box

Object/Artifact

Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Kiddie Kookies box

Entry/Object ID

2026.219.1

Description

Cardboard Kiddie Kookies box, arrowroot cookies. Manufactured by Ripon Foods. Licensed by Kiddie Kookie Co., Fairwater, WI. Cartoon drawings, in color, of bears on the box. 1950s

Context

Ripon Foods was founded in 1930 in Ripon, with Ripon eventually becoming famous as "Cookie Town USA". By the 1950s, the company was mass-producing cookies, expanding into 60 different varieties and supplying private labels like Kiddie Kookie. The Cookie: The Kiddie Kookie box once contained Arrowroot cookies; popular because they were slightly sweet, easy to digest, and frequently used as teething biscuits for infants. The Toys: What set the Kiddie Kookie brand apart was the inclusion of tiny, sealed plastic or metal toys, making them a highly anticipated treat for local children.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.219

Source or Donor

Jon Marquardt

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Carton

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

5-1/2 in