H. Kellogg & Son codfish box

codfish box

MERCHANDISING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
H. Kellogg & Son
USA: Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
4.13 x 6.13 x 2.13

Wooden box [a] and sliding lid [b] for packing dried salted cod; dark stain, dovetailed corners, nailed bottom; one side of lid slot is missing; printed on lid in red & black "ONE POUND NET WHEN PACKED/ KELLOGG'S/ SUPREME QUALITY/ ABSOLUTELY BONELESS./ GEORGES CODFISH/ H. KELLOGG & SON DISTRIBUTORS/ PHILADELPHIA, PA."; stamped inside lid "3134"; printed in black on end "PREPARED FOR PENNSYLVANIA TRADE WITH/ ONE TENTH OF 1 PERCENT BENZOATE OF SODA/ WHICH IS REMOVED IN TWO OR/ THREE WASHINGS AS YOU/ FRESHEN THE FISH".

1999.215.AB