American Red Cross M&M's Cellophane Bag
notes: label: Description
content: The hard candy coated shell of M&M’s kept them from melting, which made them perfect for soldiers’ rations during World War II. The American Red Cross would regularly send care parcels to prisoners of war during World War II, and the care packages included M&M’s contained in a clear cellophane bag.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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content: American Enterprise
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of MARS Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0009.04
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0009.04
label: accession number
content: 2014.0009
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cellophane paper
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellophane (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 5/8 in x 7 7/8 in x 1/16 in; 6.6675 cm x 20.0025 cm x .15875 cm