Carton

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Carton

Entry/Object ID

2011.37.4a-b

Description

Round cardboard ice cream carton with a removable lid. The bottom edge of the carton is reinforced with metal. The side of the carton is printed in blue with the label, "Net Contents 2 1/2 Gallons / The Granite City REAL ICE CREAM / COOPERATIVE CREAMERY ASSOCIATION, INC. - BARRE, VERMONT." The words, "Mrs. Kelly's Lamp / Keep / Oct. 1979" are written on the lid in pencil.

Context

Retail packaging for ice cream sold by The Granite City Cooperative Creamery in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2011.37

Source or Donor

Best, Clarice Bianchi Cella, Cella, Patricia

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Right Company Inc.

Place

City

Fulton

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Carton

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/4 in

Circumference

30-1/4 in

Material

Metal, Paperboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

The Granite City Cooperative Creamery Association, Inc.

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Interpretative Labels

Label

The Granite City Cooperative Creamery (1920-1960). On September 9, 1920, a group of local farmers purchased the Persons Plant at 298-302 North Main Street. The farmers renamed the plant the Granite City Cooperative Creamery and produced ice cream, butter, and maple syrup. Many remembered the delicious ice cream served at "The Dairy Store." The Creamery's trademark blue and white signs designated the many places in the region where its products were sold.