Wrapper

Object number2010.11.48

Date1980

OriginGulfport, MS

Mediumwax paper

Credit LineGift of Frank Jansen

DescriptionPaper Crispbar candy wrapper. Soft orange with brown printed text providing maker and product information.Dimensions5.125 x 5 in. (13 x 12.7 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten in black on top right edge, "995".

Handwritten on back, in red ink, "fund raiser / 1980".
MarksBrown print: "AMERICAN CHOCOLATES / crisp bar / 1.65 OZ.-46.7g. / [nutritional information follows as well as ingredients]".

"DISTRIBUTED BY AMERICAN CHOCOLATES, INC., / GULFPORT, MS 39501 U.S.A. / For additional information on our products, please write to us." near bottom edge.
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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