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Native American, Advertising & Americana

Fri, Oct 2, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-10-02 11:00:00 2026-10-02 11:00:00 America/New_York Ziebarth's Auctions Ziebarth's Auctions : Native American, Advertising & Americana https://bid.ziebarths.com/auctions/ziebarths-antiques/native-american-advertising-americana-24914
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Lot 429

Vtg Mid-Century Cardboard Dairy & Margarine Advertising Packaging

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

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This collection consists of several vintage printed cardboard and waxed paper food packages from American dairy and margarine brands. The assortment includes a Crystal brand homogenized milk carton, a Taste-Spread oleomargarine box, two styles of butter boxes, and a Kraft cheese box. The Crystal milk carton is a one-quart waxed paper container featuring red, white, and blue graphics. It includes a printed illustration of a milkmaid and text reading CRYSTAL HOMOGENIZED MILK, Crystal Milk, It's really farm fresh!, and ONE QUART. The Tasti-Spred oleomargarine box is a one-pound capacity cardboard container. The blue and yellow graphics include a lithographed illustration of a woman and two children. The printed text reads ONE POUND NET, TASTI-SPREAD OLEOMARGARINE, and identifies the manufacturer as THE BALTIMORE BUTTERINE CO. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. The Bossie’s Best butter box is a one-pound container with yellow and orange graphics and a central illustration of a cow in a pasture. The printed text includes FOUR QUARTERS, BESSIE'S BEST, 4 B's BRAND BUTTER, and ONE POUND NET. The Hill Country butter box is a one-half pound net container featuring yellow and white horizontal stripes. It includes the Texas-themed slogan IN THE HEART OF TEXAS and identifies the manufacturer as HILL COUNTRY CREAMERIES BRADY FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS. The Kraft American cheese box is a teal and yellow container for 1/4 lb. of pasteurized process cheese. It features the Kraft logo and a shield emblem with red, white, and blue stripes. No measurements are available as no scale is present in the photograph.

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