Lot 540:
Kingsford's Silver Gloss Starch Crate
Sold for: $15
Description
16x14x9 This is an antique wooden shipping crate featuring original stenciled advertising for Kingsford’s Silver Gloss Starch. The crate is constructed from solid wood panels secured with iron nails and exhibits an aged, dark patina. Branding and distribution information are present on all four exterior sides. The front and back panels are stenciled in black serif lettering with the text: SILVER GLOSS STARCH / MANUFACTURED BY / T. KINGSFORD & SON / OSWEGO, N.Y. One side panel bears a distributor mark for C. L. McL & Co. / MASSILLON / OHIO. The opposite side panel features additional branding reading: KINGSFORD’S / SILVER GLOSS / STARCH / T. KINGSFORD & SON. The crate represents industrial packaging from the late 19th to early 20th century, a period when T. Kingsford & Son was a prominent starch manufacturer in Oswego, New York.
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