Whitman's Pure Lime Juice Drops Candy Tin
name: label: maker
content: Whitman's Chocolate Company
notes: label: Description
content: This large, red rectangular tin with black design was used to store and market Whitman's lime juice drops. The name of the product and manufacturing company is written in black lettering across the front.
label: Description
content: Stephen Whitman opened his first candy shop in 1842 at the age of 19 in Philadelphia. In this location, he had easy access to exotic ingredients brought in on docking ships. While striving to produce a quality product, he also knew the power of marketing and spent a great deal of time and money on branding as well as marketing his goods. The company thrived through the years, even outlasting the Great Depression, with products still sold under the name today despite being bought in 1993 by Russell Stover.
label: Description
content: Sweet treats have been a part of the human diet nearly since the beginning of human existence. The type of treat has changed over time, but human desire for sweetness has not. Candy can be hard or chewy, may or may not contain chocolate and can be sweet or sour. Sugar cane was introduced to Europeans when crusaders brought the substance back from the Middle East, and it was with these Europeans that sugar gained its highly prized status as an art form and a gift to be given away on special occasions. A status that persists to this day when a suitor gives their beloved chocolate for Valentine’s Day. Early pharmacists also often used sugar to mask the bitter tastes of their medical concoctions or prescribed sugar as a cure for an ailment itself.
label: Description
content: At one time, small family owned confectionary shops dominated the American landscape. Opening a candy making business was a relatively low cost investment, all one needed was a kitchen and a basket to sell their treats from on the street. As demand grew, they could grow their business. Today, many of these small businesses have been absorbed into large corporations who command a much greater market power.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture
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content: Food
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content: Advertising
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80525Z40
objectType: label: Object Name
content: container
label: Object Name
content: container, food
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 6 in x 4 in; 20.32 cm x 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm