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Box, Food Storage

Object number2010.11.74

Manufacturer D.L. Clark Company (1886 - 1995)

OriginPittsburgh, PA

Mediumcotton; cardboard

Credit LineGift of Frank Jansen

DescriptionCardboard Bite Size Mint Appetizers box, flattened. Multi-colored background. Artistic rendering of candy. Printed text providing maker and product information. On reverse is a printed advertisement for a coffee percolator.Dimensions4.25 x 11.125 in. (10.8 x 28.3 cm)
InscriptionsOn reverse is a printed advertisement for a "9-cup Percolator by West Bend".
MarksPrinted on obverse, "CLARK"; "BITE SIZE / MINT APPETIZERS / refreshing as a breath of spring / NET WEIGHT 7 OZ." ; "CLARK BITE SIZE / MINT APPETIZERS/ MADE BY THE D.L. CLARK COMPANY PITTSBURGH 12, PA."

Printed horizontally on right side, "CLARK BITE SIZE / MINT APPETIZERS".

Printed on reverse, "CLARK BITE SIZE / MINT APPETIZERS / MADE BY THE D.L. CLARK COMPANY PITTSBURGH 12, PA.".
Historical NotesPart of a Clark candy company collection. Donor Frank Jansen grew up in Morningside where he played—center on the offense and a linebacker on defense—for the Morningside Bulldogs in both 1953 (13 years old) and 1954. He started working for the Clark Candy Company in 1961 and retired from the company in 1991. Starting out as a traffic manager in the North Side plant, he moved up to distribution manager, customer service manager, and finally purchasing manager. The D.L. Clark Company started out on the North Side in 1886.

Previous owner Frank Jansen

Related institution West Bend

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