Wrapper
Object number2010.11.58
Manufacturer
Thos. D. Richardson Company
Date1980-1981
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
Mediumpaper
Credit LineGift of Frank Jansen
DescriptionPaper After Dinner Mint Bar candy wrapper. Brown with green and gold printed text providing maker and product information.Dimensions5.125 x 5 in. (13 x 12.7 cm)InscriptionsHandwritten on top, near right corner, "whey? #335".
Handwritten on back, in red, "1980-81 / never produced."
MarksGreen and gold print: "Richardson / After Dinner [image of mint lead] / MINT BAR / NET WT. 1 1/4 OZ.-35.4g / [list of ingredients] / Thos. D. Richardson Co. [logo] Div. of Beatrice Foods Co. / Philadelphia, PA 19134 U.S.A.".
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
D.L. Clark Company
(1886 - 1995)
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