General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

24.1 cm

Width

18.7 cm

Height

29.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Dairying

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

KRAFT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF BOX PROBABLY USED C. 1930S-EARLY 1940S.

Canada

THIS BOX MADE IN CANADA BY KRAFT CONTAINERS LTD. IT WAS USED BY HAMILTON PURE MILK DAIRIES (DIV. OF BORDEN CO. LTD), HAMILTON ONT.

Function

USED TO TRANSPORT VARIETY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS, PACKED IN DRY ICE, TO CONSUMER.

Technical

WHEN PACKED WITH DRY ICE, DAIRY PRODUCTS SHIPPED IN THIS TYPE OF BOX WERE KEPT COOL AND FRESH FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped markings on box top are incomplete: reads "KRAFT CONTAINERS LIMITED/ CERTIFICATE/ OF BOX MAKER/ THIS BOX CONFORMS TO ALL/ CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS/ OF CANADIAN FREIGHT/ CLASSIFICATION/ RESISTANCE/ BUSTING TEST/ 200/ POUNDS PER/ SQUARE INCH./ DIMENSION/ LIMIT/ 65/ INCHES". Label on box front reads in part "THIS PACKAGE LEFT OUR PLANT INPERFECT CONDITION...IF FOR ANY REASON THESE GOODS/ ARE NOT SATISFACTORY WHEN THIS PACKAGE IS OPENED YOU ARE REQUESTED TO NOTIFY US/ WITHIN 24 HOURS OR NO CLAIM WILL BE ALLOWED. Bordon's/ ICE CREAM/ HAMILTON PURE MILK DAIRIES/ DIVISION OF THE BORDEN CO., LIMITED..." See complete Markings in Supp. Inf

Missing

NONE.

Finish

UNBLEACHED PAPER BOX.

Decoration

N/A