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Can: Maxwell House Coffee, Regular Grind, 2 pound container, fifteen cents off, General Foods Corp., New York, no date, ca. 1945-1955.
Object/Artifact
Metal can, Maxwell House Coffee, Regular Grind, 2 pound container, fifteen cents off, General Foods Corp., New York, no date, ca. 1945-1955. Printed metal, 6" high x 5" diameter, sealed with opening key attached to top.
Unopened: orginal contents in can. Dented, scratched, rusted. The date of this can is tentative; note that it is labeled and has directions on can for percolated coffee and boiled coffee. Although the company name is listed as General Foods Corporation, this can was probably produced at the Maxwell House Coffee Division in Hoboken.
2006.041.0015
2006.041
Purchase
Purchase
Museum Purchase.
1945 - 1955
Date: 1945-1955
Excellent
Display Value: Good Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2005-06-21