Tin
Object number2010.85.2
Manufacturer
Pennsylvania Chocolate Company
Date1907
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Suzan Holt
DescriptionRectangular metal tin with lid. White and red paper label affixed to the sides.Dimensions2.312 x 1.5 x 3.625 in. (5.9 x 3.8 x 9.2 cm)MarksEmbossed on lid reads: "PENNSYLVANIA / CHOCOLATE COMPANY / PITTSBURGH."
Inscription on back: "1/3 FULL / GOOD WITH ANY RECIPE / VANILLA SWEET / FOR EATING / NATURAL-NOT SWEET / FOR COOKING AND DRINKING / ZATECK / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. 1907 / CHOCOLATE / 3 FLAVORS / SWEET MILK / A-LA-NOISETTE / FONDANT".
Side: "DIRECTIONS / TAKE A TEASPOON- / FUL OF SUGAR AND A / TEASPOONFUL OF CO-COA, RUB TOGETHER / IN THE BOTTOM OF A / CUP. ADD 1/2 CUP / HOT WATER, LET THIS / MIXTURE BOIL FOR / TWO MINUTES, THEN / FILL THE CUP WITH / SCALDING MILK. / SWEETEN TO SUIT THE / TASTE. GOOD WITH / ANY RECEIPT FOR ICE / CREAM AND OTHER DESSERTS."
Historical NotesTin that held Zatek Cocoa Chocolate made by the Pennsylvania Chocolate Company. The PA Chocolate Company is believed to have been founded circa 1906 and expanded around 1918. They issued cocoa powder and milk chocolate bars to compete with the then-23-year-old Hershey Company, calling their line "Zatek." Like many confection makers of the time, Zatek candy bars contained novelty card inserts. The Zatek inserts were big, usually measuring 5-3/8 x 2-3/8 inches in size. Candy, and chocolate in particular, was increasingly seen as the ideal ration under the dangers of war. As early as 1914, when WWI broke out in Europe, U.S. candy makers took note of the popularity of chocolate among European armies as a favorite emergency ration on account of its small bulk and the large amount of nutriment it contains. The economic viability of the candy business depended on defining candy as a food that was necissary for every day life.
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