Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box/ Food
Object Number:
2002.1.862
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 2 x 1 in.
Description:
This tiny brown box has a drawing of a colonial woman with a cat cooking at an open hearth. The front reads " Post Toasties/ A Compound of Corn, Sugar and Salt/ Manufactured by Postum Cereal Company, Ltd." The back has directions for preparation.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
