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Early Mercantile Labeled Advertising Boxes 19-20th

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 175.00 USD
Early Mercantile Labeled Advertising Boxes 19-20th
This auction features a collection of four wooden boxes embossed and labeled with various brands. The first item is a Walter Baker & Co. Cocoa container. The front has a paper label with black text on a maroon field reading "Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Breakfast Cocoa, Dorchester, Mass". The sides have black embossing showing "Gold Medal Winner Paris 1900". The back pictures a woman carrying a tray with two cups. The second item is a small wooden box bearing the brand American Crayons. It shows an image of a geyser along with text reading "American The Old Faithful Crayons, Waltham, Mass, Sandusky, Ohio, Made in USA". Following this is a container of Calumet Starch with embossing and paper label. The label is blue with white text reading "Calumet Gloss Starch, Chicago, ILL" and has an illustration of a Native American Indian holding a sheaf of corn. Both sides are embossed with "Calumet Lump Starch, Chicago". The final item in this lot is a Duryea's Starch wood container with text embossing and a paper label. The embossing on either side reads "Duryea's Satin Gloss Starch, New York, USA". The paper label on the front has some light damage and reads "Satin Gloss Starch" and has a vibrant illustration of five women in various stages of laundering. The largest item is the Walter Baker box measuring 10.75" x 9.75" x 4.75"H.