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Object Name:
Wrapper
Object ID:
1997.503.02
Creator:
Beech-Nut Packing CompanyManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Canajoharie, NY
Date:
circa 1911
Description:
Gum wrapper, Beech-nut Gum. Paper. Printed on front: "BEECH-NUT BRAND / CHEWING GUM", "BEECH-NUT / TRADE MARK / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.", "MINT / FLAVORED" and "ALWAYS / REFRESHING". Text on back includes: "BEECH-NUT / PACKING CO. / CANAJOHARIE / N.Y. U.S.A." 7/8" x 2 5/8".
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-0.875 W-2.625 inches
Provenance:
Objects found in skylight (east wing) at NHHS Library, March 1997. Objects include pair of shoes (.01), gum wrapper (.02), five cigarette packages (.03, .04, others discarded), and newspaper fragments from the Boston Post dated 1911 and 1934 (discarded).
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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