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Catalog Number |
BE2001.1.158.1-2 |
Object Name |
Package, Product |
Other Name |
Box |
Description |
A product package box for Neilson's Old Fashioned Peppermint Patties. Box made of two rectangular pieces of paper and cardboard. Printed with ink. Marked on the bottom right corner of the lid is the text: Neilson's Toronto Canada, The Chocolates That Are different. An image of scrolls is found on either end of 'Old Fashioned Peppermint Patties' in gold and blue. To the right is a woman in pink, holding a fan, and the back view of a man as he hands her flowers. Two sides of the box depict a country scene with a horse and carriage. The main colours of the box are blue, gold, pink and white. |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-6 L-25 cm |
History |
This brand of chocolates was made by Neilson Diary which began with William Neilson back in 1893. The company started in Southern Ontario and began producing ice cream. It would branch out into chocolate making so that the factory remained in operation during the winter months when ice cream was in less demand. Soon William Neilson Ltd would become the largest manufacturer of chocolates in Canada earning an international reputation. The firm would be acquired by George Weston in 1947 and would incorporate all its dairies under the Neilson brand name. Today Neilson is operated under the Saputo family of products. Advertisers began promoting chocolate as gifts for various holidays and occasions such as Mother's Day or Easter during the early part of the 20th Century. Reference: Neilson Dairy, Our History https://www.neilsondairy.com/en/history |
People |
Harris, Mary Harris, Naomi Sayers, Annie Harris |