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Box, Food Storage

Object number2010.11.87

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

Date1947

OriginPittsburgh, PA

Mediumcardboard

Credit LineGift of Frank Jansen

DescriptionClark Bar box lid. Blue background with white and orange printed text providing maker and product information. Image of Clark Bar superimposed over the Earth.Dimensions2 x 10.75 x 10 in. (5.1 x 27.3 x 25.4 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten on base: "[possible signature] / Making these / Boxes in 1947".
MarksTop, "WORLD'S GREATEST 5 [cent symbol] CANDY BAR / [image of Clark Bar superimposed over the Earth] / ECLIPSES / ALL! / MADE ONLY BY / THE D.L. CLARK CO. / PITTSBURGH PA.".

Front, back, and sides, upside down, "[same image as above] ECLIPSES ALL! / CLARK / 5 [cent symbol] / BAR".
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

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