Wooden box with inlaid lid inside advertisement Rice’s flower seeds, 4 x 6
Item — Box: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A series of 25 wooden and carboard boxes which were placed on sales counters in stores to display seed packets for potential customers. These boxes open to find colorful company advertisements pasted to the inside lid. Series also includes rare cardboard packing cartons and decorative Izaak Walton commemorative box. These boxes are not shelved with the other Mastrantonio Collection series.
Dates
- 1854-2011
- Majority of material found within 1890-1910
- Majority of material found within 2004-2011
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.
Extent
From the Collection: 29 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The Archives of the New York Botanical Garden Repository
Contact:
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org
New York Botanical Garden, Mertz Library
2900 Southern Boulevard
Bronx NY 10458 United States
ssinon@nybg.org