Name/Title
Sun-Ra Products & Red Bird Chili Labels, 1928-1941Entry/Object ID
AM2017.38.29Scope and Content
Sun-Ra Products & Red Bird Chili Labels, 1928-1941. 4 labels and 1 advertising brochure for Sun-Ra brand Chili & Chili Con Carne, & Chili Flavoring.
A = Chili, red/black target-style concentric rings, "Chili" obliquely in center. Sun-Ra Products, St. Joseph, MO. ©1930. Handwritten on back, L.E. Richardson, 819-821 S.8th St., St. Joseph, Mo. paper, 3¼" x 5"
B = Chili Mex Flavoring Label, Chili-Mex Products Co., 613 Locust Street, St. Joseph, Mo. Advertising illustration of 1 dozen cans in display pack, with man in serape & sombrero sitting leaning against cactus. "A Distinctive Flavoring for Chili and Other Mexican or Spanish Dishes". paper, 5" x 4½"
C = Red Bird Chili Advertising trademark card. red bird on branch with Chili in large, bold black letter across its body. paper, 9½" x 4½"
D = Red Bird Chili Label. Red Bird trademark as above in center, Con Carne underneath. "Red Bird Chilli Co, Phone 6-1714, 819-821 South Eighth Street, St. Joseph, Mo. Mande from Gov. Inspected Meat, Condensed. Net Weight ____" ©1928. paper, 5½" x 5½".
E = Red Bird Chili brochure. Red bird trademark as C above. Red Bird Chili Co. St. Joseph, Mo. Describes this brand of chili, its ingredients, shipping, how to serve, recipe for chili mac, hot dogs, prices dated Fall 1927. paper, red print, 6" x 7"Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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LabelNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
ArtSearch Terms
St. Joseph Illustrators, St. Joseph Cartoonists, Red Bird Chilli, Sun-Ra ProductsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Richardson, Lloyd
