Title:
Swift and Company American Cheese box
Catalog Number:
2002.13.8
Notes:
Inscribed on bottom of box:
Jimmie Dick Hearty
Amberg, Wisconsin
Jimmie Dick Hearty
Amberg, Wisconsin
Description:
Wooden cheese box that once contained a five pound brick blend with American and Limburger processed cheese.
Date:
ca 1925
Size:
H-3.5 W-4 L-12 inches
Inscription:
Swift's Brookfield
Brick Blend With American With Limburger Added
Pasteurized Process Cheese
Brick Blend With American With Limburger Added
Pasteurized Process Cheese
Made:
Swift & Co., Chicago, Illinois
KID TALK:
This cheese was sold in a wooden box that held five pounds. Why do you think they sold it in wooden boxes instead of plastic packages?
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Swift's Brookfield Processed Cheese
Swift's Brookfield Processed Cheese