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Native American, Advertising & Americana

Fri, Oct 2, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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Lot 435

Set 10 Mid-20th C. Miniature Paperboard Grocery Product Samples

Estimate: $20 - $10,000
Starting Bid
$20

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This collection consists of ten vintage miniature grocery store packaging items made of printed paperboard. A yellow rectangular box is printed in blue and black text reading KRAFT PASTEURIZED VELVEETA and identifies the KRAFT CHEESE COMPANY - MANUFACTURER - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS on the side. A red box features graphics of circus animals in cages and is printed with BARNUM'S ANIMALS and NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY UNEEDA BAKERS. A yellow sample box is printed with Domino Pure Cane Sugar Extra Fine Granulated and names the American Sugar Refining Company, New York, N.Y. A yellow and red box with a clock face graphic is printed with MINUTE GELATINE PLAIN and identifies the manufacturer as MINUTE TAPIOCA CO., INC. ORANGE, MASS. The largest item is a red and yellow box printed with OAKITE CLEANS A Million Things. A yellow and blue box is printed with VEL detergent and features an illustration of a woman washing dishes, bearing the COLGATE brand mark. Two boxes for Junket Powder are present: a dark blue box marked SAMPLE for LEMON flavor manufactured by Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc. Little Falls N.Y., and a yellow FREE TRIAL SIZE box for VANILLA FLAVOR. An orange and black box is printed with Black Crows Mason's Candy and identifies the manufacturer as MASON AU & MAGENHEIMER CONF. MFG. CO. BROOKLYN, N.Y. A tan box with blue text is printed with FRANKLIN DAINTY LUMPS SUGAR and names THE FRANKLIN SUGAR REFINING CO. PHILADELPHIA. The lithographed graphics and typography indicate an era of production from the 1930s through the 1950s.

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