Box, Food Storage

Object number2010.11.85 a,b

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

OriginPittsburgh, PA

Mediumcardboard

Credit LineGift of Frank Jansen

DescriptionIceland Double Bar box. White background with blue and orange printed text providing maker and product information.Dimensions(a) Height: 2.25 ; Width: 5.5 ; Length: 11.25
(b) H: 2.25 ; W: 5.375 ; L: 11
Marks(a)
Top, "CLARK'S / ICELAND / DOUBLE BAR / with COCONUT / OVER 64 YEARS OF PROGRESS... / QUALITY WAS ALWAYS THE FIRST / CONSIDERED OF MR. D. L. CLARK / AND HIS ORGANIZATION PLEDGES / ITSELF NEVER TO PERMIT ANY / DEPARTURE FROM THIS SOUND / PRINCIPLE. / THE D. L. CLARK COMPANY".

Front and back, "24 5 [cent symbol] ICELAND with COCONUT / DOUBLE BAR / MANUFACTURED BY THE D.L. CLARK COMPANY - PITTSBURGH, PA.".

Sides, "CLARK'S / ICELAND / DOUBLE BAR / with COCONUT".
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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