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Can, Food-Storage

Object Name:
Can, Food-Storage
Object ID:
1995.072
Place of Origin:
Terre Haute, IN
Date:
1995
Description:
Can of Rumford Baking Powder, with plastic lid. Tin can printed in red, black, and white. Logo on can front shows silhouette of Count Rumford. Text reads "NEW! / Easy Reclose Sealed Fresh Can / RUMFORD / BAKING / POWDER / DOUBLE / ACTING / NET WT. 10 OZ. / (283.5 GRAMS ) / DISTRIBUTED BY / THE RUMFORD BAKING POWDER COMPANY, / 900 WABASH AVE., TERRE HAUTE, IND. 47801 / MADE IN U.S.A." Back lists ingredients, nutritional information, directions for use, and UPC code. Embossed on bottom "4301 / MAY 96". Removable clear plastic lid. Can unopened; contents intact.
Material:
Metal
Tin
Plastic
Dimensions:
H-4 Dia-2.6 inches
Provenance:
Can donated in conjunction with exhibition, A Loyalist Family Album, Count and Countess Rumford (May, 1995).
Credit Line:
Gift of Sherry Wilding-White
Subjects:
Baking powder
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