Davis Bros. Fisheries codfish box

codfish box

MERCHANDISING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
Davis Bros. Fisheries, Inc.
USA
wood
2.00 x 6.00 x 4.00

Bone-out Georges codfish box; wooden box with lid; lid reads "SIMON PURE/ ONE POUND NET/ BONE-OUT/ BRAND/ ABSOLUTELY BONELESS/ GENUINE GEORGES/ CODFISH/ PACKED BY/ DAVIS BROS. FISHERIES, INC./ GLOUCESTER, MASS./ SIMON PURE/ THE/ REAL ARTICLE"; sides of box repeat the "BONE-OUT" and "GEORGES", along with cooking instructions; instructions reads "PRESERVED WITH 1-10 OF 1% BEN-/ ZOATE OF SODA./ TO REMOVE THIS SOAK FISH IN/ WATER UNTIL FRESH ENOUGH TO/ SUIT THE TASTE"; illustration of a man with a codfish on cover; good condition.


1999.78.AB

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