Davis Bros. honesty ready cut codfish box

codfish box

Wooden box [a] with sliding lid [b] for packing dried salted cod; dovetailed corners, bottom nailed; printed in black in lid "ONE POUND NET WHEN PACKED/ HONESTY/ READY CUT/ ABSOLUTELY BONELESS CODFISH/ PACKED BY/ DAVIS BROS. Fisheries, Inc./ GLOUCESTER MASS"; printed on end "THIS CODFISH/ IS FROM GENUINE/ ATLANTIC COAST CODFISH/ PACKED AT/ GLOUCESTER, MASS."; printed on other end "PRESERVED WITH 1-10 OF 1 PERCENT/ BENZOATE OF SODA/ TO REMOVE THIS SOAK FISH IN/ WATER UNTIL FRESH ENOUGH/ TO SUIT THE TASTE".