Vintage 1960s spice tins (Durkee, McCormick, Ann Page, and Colemans)

Description: Five vintage spice tins from the early-mid-1960s, as follows: Coleman's Mustard 4 oz. tin (3/4 full); no dents; a bit rusty on top; original price 39 cents Jeremiah Colman purchased a mustard manufacturing plant outside of Norwich, England, in 1814. He was a kind and just employer, creating one of the first meal services for employees and a school system for employee's children long before Parliament established a mandatory educational system. In 1866, his mustard received the royal seal by which time the yellow tin was a household staple, which continued for 100 years. Ann Page Sage 1 oz. tin; empty; no dents; a bit rusty on top; a rare spice tin The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (AS&P) was founded in 1859, as a mail order by tea and spice business. Their first store-warehouse opened the same year on Vesey Street in NYC; and by 1936 became the first national supermarket chain in the United States. McCormick Cream of Tartar 1.5 oz tin; still full; no dents; tiny amounts of rust on top; original price 21 cents Willoughby M. McCormick and three friends started the company in his basement in 1889 selling flavors and extracts door to door. The spice business was added in 1896, and the company still exists. Durkee's Thyme 1 1/8 oz. tin; nearly full; no dents; mostly clean tin; original price 23 cents Eugene Durkee founded the company of spices in Buffalo, New York, in 1850. He was the first to introduce tin cans for spices (instead of cardboard) in 1918. Durkee's Marjoram 1 1/8 oz. tin; half full; no dents; mostly clean tin; original price 29 cents

Price: 26.62 USD

Location: Williamstown, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-11-13T00:35:58.000Z

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