Collections Item Detail
Tin: Lipton Tea, Orange Pekoe & Pekoe Tea Bags. Manufactured in Hoboken, N.J. No date, ca. 1921-1936.
Object/Artifact
Tin: Lipton Tea, Orange Pekoe & Pekoe Tea Bags. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., (Packer), Hoboken, N.J. No date, ca. 1921-1936. Chromo-lithographed metal with lid. 6-1/8" wide x 3-1/4" deep x 1-1/8" high. With: embossed foil liner; double-sided printed insert. Original tea contents not present.
Contents was 15 Lipton Orange Pekoe and Pekoe Tea Bags; net weight 1.8 ounces.
The embossed foil liner is 5-5/8" wide x 8-15/16" long. The panel seen on opening the container (covered the product) is embossed with the same artwork as seen on the lid top.
The printed paper insert, 3" wide x 5-5/16" high, has instructions on one side of six steps to brew perfect tea; the other side has "Tea Facts" with three facts plus the company name and Hoboken, New Jersey.
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can / box
2012.001.0206
2012.001
Purchase
Purchase
Museum Collections.
1921 - 1936
Date: 1921-1936
Good
Notes: Text on tin includes George V who died in 1936, so tin is probably not later than that date. ---- Liner and insert are stored in folder separate from tin box. Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-12-12
