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Egg Box
- Description
- A wooden egg box that would have been a precursor to the egg carton. It has cardboard inserts to keep the eggs away from one another, making 11 spots. The front of the box has "Star Egg Carriers and Trays / Manufactured Only By John G. Elbs" as well as the patents. There are also grooves on either …
- Artist or Maker
- John G. Elbs
- Manufacturer
- Star Egg Carriers and Trays
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FOOD PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- United States: Rochester, New York
- Start Date
- 1906
- Period or Date Notes
- Patent says "De[cember] 1906"
- Description
- A wooden egg box that would have been a precursor to the egg carton. It has cardboard inserts to keep the eggs away from one another, making 11 spots. The front of the box has "Star Egg Carriers and Trays / Manufactured Only By John G. Elbs" as well as the patents. There are also grooves on either side, which one metal bar slides into.
- Accession No.
- 1999.2.13
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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