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Box/ Food

Box/ Food
Box/ Food
Object name 
Box/ Food
Date 
1906-1920
Medium 
Paper
Dimensions 
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 in.
Description 
This white sample box has a print in green and red on the front of a fat man at a cauldron refusing to serve a boy. The box reads "H-O for Breakfast/ 'I want some more' Oliver Twist/ The H-O (Hornby Oatmeal) Company/ Buffalo N.Y.". The back has directions for preparation.
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.870
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.