Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co. codfish box

salt cod box

Salt cod box and lid; wooden box with black and red lettering and an illustration of bob white quail; reads from top to bottom "ONE POUND NET WHEN PACKED/ Bob-White/ TRADE MARK/ SELECTED/ CODFISH/ PACKED BY/ GORTON-PEW FISHERIES CO. GLOUCHESTER, MASS."; one of the sides reads in black lettering "PREPARED WITH/ 4-10 OF 1 PER CENT/ BORACIC ACID/ TO REMOVE SAME SOAK IN/ WATER UNTIL FRESH ENOUGH/ TO SUIT THE TASTE"; good condition.