Can, Food-Storage

Object Name:

Can, Food-Storage

Object ID:

1992.006.06

Date:

1893-1922

Description:

Tin, coffee can. Cylindrical body. Removable lid. Printed paper label covers entire surface of body. Cream-colored paper with red and black print. Label has a main section, then two smaller sections. Main section includes seal of the City of Manchester: "CITY OF MANCHESTER, / INCORPORATED JUNE, 1846", along with the following text: "MANCHESTER BRAND / COFFEE / Henry W. Parker, / IMPORTER AND ROASTER, / MANCHESTER, N.H." Second section reads, "The contents of this can are the / selections of the choicest coffees grown. Roasted by our exclusive / process by which the aroma and essential qualities are fully retained." Third section reads, "WHOLE / ROASTED / OR ROASTED / AND / GROUND. / GUARANTEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, JUNE 30, 1906." In tiny letters, "BOSTON BANK NOTE CO." Lid embossed in center, "MANCHESTER / FRESH ROASTED / COFFEE MILLS"; embossed encircling center, "IMPORTED AND ROASTED BY / HENRY W. PARKER". Can embossed on base, "A C CO / 2A".
A. Can
B. Lid

Material:

Metal
Paper
Tin

Dimensions:

H-5 Dia-4.25 inches

Provenance:

Manchester Business Directory shows Henry W. Parker as coffee merchant from 1893-1922, but he continues as wholesale grocer through 1930.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Parker, Henry W., Jordan, John

Subjects:

Coffee