Bag

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bag

Entry/Object ID

1991.53.2

Description

White, 12-ounce bag for chocolate chips. The bag reads "VAN HOUTEN" in gold letters around a round red logo with VH in the negative space. Under the logo in black text it reads "PURE SEMI-SWEET / CHOCOLATE CHIPS / NET WT. 12 OZ. 340g", and underneath this is the letter "K" in a circle followed by the word "PARVE" to indicate that the product is kosher. There is a cartoon image of 8 chocolate chips on the right side of the bag.

Context

Produced at the Van Houten & Zoon plant in St. Albans, Vermont. An article from United Press International in 1982 said that Comet Confecionery of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, planned to open a chocolate chip plant in St. Albans beginning in 1983. It would be called C.J. Van Houten & Zoon. The Van Houten family got into the chocolate business in 1815 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded by Coenraad Van Houten, the company begain manufacturing cocoa powder in 1828. The new manufacturing process incolved treating cocoa mass with alkaline salt, making the product, known as "dutch process" chocolate, more water soluble. In the 19th century, Van Houten had extended into the other countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

Acquisition

Accession

1991.53

Source or Donor

Dumville, John P. (b. 1950)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

C.J. Van Houten & Zoon

Place

City

St. Albans City

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

9 in

Material

Plastic

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

St. Albans Town