Chocolate Shipping Crate

National Museum of American History
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Object Details

referenced business
Eline's Incorporated
Description (Brief)
This shipping crate side was used by Eline’s Incorporated of Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the early 20th century. Eline’s produced chocolate and cocoa during the time when Prohibition outlawed brewing beer in Milwaukee and factories needed to be repurposed.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
L.E. Leininger
ID Number
1979.0441.145
accession number
1979.0441
catalog number
1979.0441.145
Object Name
crate label
Physical Description
ink (crate label material)
wood (substrate material)
Measurements
crate label: 8 3/4 in x 11 5/8 in; 22.225 cm x 29.5275 cm
Place Made
United States: Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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Work and Industry: Agriculture
Food
Crate Labels
Agriculture
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1361783
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fbfd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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